John 11:4
But when Jesus heard it, he said, "This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God's Son may be glorified by it."
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In Context
5Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
Cross References
Mark 5:39When he had entered in, he said to them, "Why do you make an uproar and weep? The child is not dead, but is asleep.
John 5:23that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
John 9:3Jesus answered, "Neither did this man sin, nor his parents; but, that the works of God might be revealed in him.
John 11:40Jesus said to her, "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see God's glory?"
John 13:31When he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.
John 17:5Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed.
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 →