John 11:15

and I rejoice for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”

Text-Critical English NT

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

14Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died,

16Then Thomas (called Didymus) said to his fellow disciples, “Let us go too, so that we may die with him.”

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Cross References

John 11:4But when Jesus heard this, he said, “This sickness will not end in death but is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

John 12:30Jesus responded, “This voice has come not for my sake, but for your sake.

John 17:19For their sake I sanctify myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.

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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