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John 11:4

And Jhesus herde, and seide to hem, This syknesse is not to the deth, but for the glorie of God, that mannus sone be glorified bi hym.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3Therfor hise sistris senten to hym, and seide, Lord, lo! he whom thou louest, is sijk.

5And Jhesus louyde Martha, and hir sistir Marie, and Lazarus.

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Cross References

Mark 5:39And he yede ynne, and seide to hem, What ben ye troublid, and wepen? The damesel is not deed, but slepith.

John 5:23that alle men onoure the sone, as thei onouren the fadir. He that onourith not the sone, onourith not the fadir that sente hym.

John 9:3Jhesus answeride, Nether this man synnede, nether hise eldris; but that the werkis of God be schewid in hym.

John 11:40Jhesus seith to hir, Haue Y not seid to thee, that if thou bileuest, thou schalt se the glorie of God?

John 13:31And whanne he was gon out, Jhesus seide, Now mannus sone is clarified, and God is clarified in hym.

John 17:5And now, fadir, clarifie thou me at thi silf, with the clerenesse that Y hadde at thee, bifor the world was maad.

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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