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John 11:15

But for your sake I am glad that I was not there when he died, because I want you to believe more firmly that I ◄ am the Messiah/came from God►. So now, instead of staying here, let’s go to him.”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

In Context

14So then he told us plainly, “Lazarus is dead.

16Then Thomas, who was {whom they} called ‘The Twin’, said to the rest of us disciples, “Let’s all go, so that we may die with Jesus when his enemies kill him.”

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Cross References

Genesis 26:24The first night that he was there, Yahweh appeared to him and said, “I am God, whom your father Abraham worshiped. Do not be afraid of anything. I will help you and bless you, and because of what I promised my servant Abraham, I will greatly increase the number of your descendants.”

Psalms 105:14But he did not allow others to oppress them. He warned those kings by saying to them,

Isaiah 65:8This is also what Yahweh said: “When there is a cluster of nice grapes on a vine, people do not throw them away, because they know that there is good juice in those grapes. Similarly, because there are some people in Judah who faithfully serve/worship me, I will not get rid of all of them.

John 11:4They hoped that Jesus would come, but when Jesus heard the message, he said, “His being sick will not end in his dying. Instead, it will result in people realizing how great God is, and that I, God’s son, may be honored {that people may honor me, God’s son}, because of what I will do.”

John 12:30Jesus replied to them, “The voice that you heard speaking was God’s voice, but it was not for my benefit. It was for your benefit!

John 17:19I dedicate myself to completely belong to you, in order that they also may truly be dedicated {dedicate themselves} completely to you.”

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 →

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