John 11:3

And his two sisters sent unto Jeshu, saying, Our Lord, he whom thou lovest is sick.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

In Context

2It was that Mariam who anointed with balsam the feet of Jeshu, and wiped (them) with her hair, whose brother this Loozar was who was sick.

4But Jeshu said, This sickness is not of death, but for the glory of Aloha, that the Son of Aloha may be glorified on account of it.

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Cross References

John 11:1BUT a certain man was sick, Loozar, of the village Bethania: (he was) the brother of Mariam and of Martha.

John 11:11These spake Jeshu; and afterwards he said to them, Loozar our friend reposeth; but I go to awake him.

John 13:23Now there was of his disciples one who reclined on his bosom; he whom Jeshu loved.

2 Timothy 4:20Erastos remains at Kurinthos; but Trophimos I left ill in Miletos the city.

James 5:14and if he be sick, let him call for the presbyters of the church, and they will pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of our Lord.

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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