John 11:15
and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may learn to believe in me. But let us go to him.”
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
In Context
14Then he said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead;
Cross References
Genesis 26:24The Lord appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father, do not be afraid, because I am with you, and will bless you and make your descendants numerous for the sake of my servant Abraham.”
Psalms 105:14he allowed no one to oppress them, even punishing kings for their sakes.
John 11:4and, when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness is not to end in death, but is to redound to the honor of God, in order that the Son of God may be honored through it.”
John 12:30“It was not for my sake that the voice came,” said Jesus, “but for yours.
John 17:19And it is for their sakes that I am consecrating myself, so that they also may be truly consecrated.
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 →