John 11:15
For your sake I'm glad I wasn't there, because now you will be able to trust in me. Let's go and see him.”
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In Context
14So Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead.
16Thomas, the Twin, said to his fellow-disciples, “Let's go too so we can die with him.”
Cross References
Genesis 26:24That night the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Don't be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and give you many descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham.”
Psalms 105:14He didn't let anyone treat them badly; warning kings to leave them alone:
Isaiah 65:8This is what the Lord says: It's like when there's a bit of juice left in a bunch of grapes and people say, “Don't get rid of it all; there's still some good in it.” I'll do the same for my servants—I won't destroy them all.
John 11:4When Jesus heard the news he said, “The end result of this sickness will not be death. Through this God's glory will be revealed so that the Son of God may be glorified.”
John 12:30Jesus told them, “This voice spoke not for my sake, but for yours.
John 17:19I dedicate myself for them so that they may also be truly holy.
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 →