John 11:5

Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

In Context

4When 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."

6However, when he heard that he was ill,

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Cross References

John 11:8"Rabbi," answered his disciples, "it was but just now that the Jews were trying to stone you, and are you going there again?"

John 15:9"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love.

John 17:26"And I have declared - and will declare - thy name unto them, that the love with which thou hast loved me may be in them, and that I may be in them."

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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