John 11:4
Upon hearing it Jesus said, “This sickness is not unto death but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
Family 35 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
3So the sisters sent to Him saying, “Lord, please, the one you love is sick!”
5(Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.)
Cross References
Mark 5:39So upon entering He said to them: “Why are you making such a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but is asleep.”
John 5:23so that all will 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 so that the works of God might be displayed in him.
John 11:40Jesus says to her, “Did I not say to you that if you believe you will see the glory of God?”
John 13:31When he had gone out Jesus says: “ Now the Son of the Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in Him.
John 17:5So now, Father, You glorify me by Your side with the glory that I had along 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 →