John 11:4
When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
Berean Standard Bible
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In Context
3So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”
5Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
Cross References
Mark 5:39He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”
John 5:23so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
John 9:3Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.
John 11:40Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
John 13:31When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
John 17:5And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.
Matthew Henry on John 11:2-17
The Death of Lazarus. 1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister,… Read the whole commentary →