John 11:1
And there was a certain one ailing, Lazarus, from Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister—
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
In Context
Cross References
2 Kings 20:1In those days Hezekiah has been sick to death, and Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet comes to him and says to him, “Thus said YHWH: Give a charge to your house, for you are dying, and do not live.”
Mark 11:1And when they come near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage, and Bethany, to the Mount of Olives, He sends forth two of His disciples,
Luke 16:20and there was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores,
John 11:5And Jesus was loving Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus,
John 12:1Jesus, therefore, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had died, whom He raised out of the dead;
John 12:17The multitude, therefore, who are with Him, were testifying that He called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him out of the dead;
Matthew Henry on John 11:1
In this chapter we have the history of that illustrious miracle which Christ wrought a little before his death—the raising of Lazarus to life, which is recorded only by this evangelist; for the other three confine themselves to what Christ did in Galilee, where he resided most, and scarcely ever carried their history into Jerusalem till the passion-week: whereas John's memoirs relate chiefly to what passed at Jerusalem; this passage therefore was reserved for his pen. Some suggest that, when the other evangelists… Read the whole commentary →