John 11:15

And I rejoice for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. Nevertheless let us go to him.”

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

In Context

14Then Jesus said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead.

16Then Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.” 1 I AM the Resurrection and the Life

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Cross References

John 11:4And when Jesus heard, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

John 12:30Jesus answered and said, “This voice did not come for My sake, but for your sake.

John 17:19And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth. 1 Jesus Prays for All Believers

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 →

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