John 11:15
I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. Nevertheless, let’s go to him.”
World Messianic Bible British
In The King James Version
In Context
14So Yeshua said to them plainly then, “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. Don’t be afraid, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham’s sake.”
Psalms 105:14He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
Isaiah 65:8The LORD says, “As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one says, ‘Don’t destroy it, for a blessing is in it:’ so I will do for my servants’ sake, that I may not destroy them all.
John 11:4But when Yeshua heard it, he said, “This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God’s Son may be glorified by it.”
John 12:30Yeshua answered, “This voice hasn’t come for my sake, but for your sakes.
John 17:19For their sakes I sanctify myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in 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 →