John 11:4
When 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.”
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3So the sisters sent a message to Jesus: “Lord, your close friend is sick.”
5Even though Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus,
Cross References
Mark 5:39He went in and asked them, “Why are you making such a commotion with all this crying? The little girl isn't dead, she's just sleeping.”
John 5:23so that everyone may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Anyone who doesn't honor the Son doesn't honor the Father who sent him.
John 9:3Jesus replied, “It wasn't because of the sins of the man or his parents. But so that what God can do may be shown in his life,
John 11:40“Didn't I tell you that if you trusted me you would see God's glory?” Jesus replied.
John 13:31After he'd left, Jesus said, “Now the Son of man is glorified, and through him God is glorified.
John 17:5Now Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the beginning of the world.
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 →