John 11:1

But there was a certain man sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

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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

2It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

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Cross References

Mark 11:1And when they were drawing near to Jerusalem and to Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,

Luke 16:20And a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores,

John 11:5Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

John 12:1Jesus, therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.

John 12:17The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness.

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 →

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