John 11:1
And a certaine man was sicke, named Lazarus of Bethania, the towne of Marie, and her sister Martha.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
In Context
Cross References
2 Kings 20:1About that time was Hezekiah sicke vnto death: and the Prophet Isaiah the sonne of Amoz came to him, and said vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Put thine house in an order: for thou shalt die, and not liue.
Mark 11:1And when they came neere to Hierusalem, to Bethphage and Bethania vnto the mount of Oliues, he sent forth two of his disciples,
Luke 16:20Also there was a certaine begger named Lazarus, which was laide at his gate full of sores,
John 11:5Nowe Iesus loued Martha and her sister, and Lazarus.
John 12:1Then Iesus, sixe dayes before the Passeouer, came to Bethania, where Lazarus was, who died, whom he had raised from the dead.
John 12:17The people therefore that was with him, bare witnesse that hee called Lazarus out of the graue, and raised him from the dead.
Matthew Henry on John 11:1
In this chapter we have the history of that illustrious miracle which Christ wrought a little before his death—the raising of Lazarus to life, which is recorded only by this evangelist; for the other three confine themselves to what Christ did in Galilee, where he resided most, and scarcely ever carried their history into Jerusalem till the passion-week: whereas John's memoirs relate chiefly to what passed at Jerusalem; this passage therefore was reserved for his pen. Some suggest that, when the other evangelists… Read the whole commentary →