John 11:4
When Jesus heard it he said, "This illness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that through it the Son of God may be glorified."
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
3So the sisters sent to him, saying. "Master, see who you hold dear is ill."
5Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
Cross References
Mark 5:39"Why all this tumult and loud weeping?" he asked.
John 5:23"in order that all may honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor Son, does not honor the Father who sent him.
John 9:3"Neither he nor his parents sinned." replied Jesus; "it happened that the works of God might be made manifest in him.
John 11:40Jesus answered her, "Did I not tell you that if you would believe you should see the glory of God?"
John 13:31So when he was gone, Jesus said. "Now has the Son of man been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.
John 17:5"And now, O Father, glorify thou me with own self, with the glory I had with thee before the world began.
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 →