John 11:4
But Jesus hearing, said—This sickness, is not unto death, but for the glory of God,—that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
3The sisters, therefore, sent out unto him, saying—Lord, see! he whom thou tenderly lovest, is sick.
5Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
Cross References
Mark 5:39and, entering, he saith unto them—Why are ye making a tumult, and weeping? The child, is, not dead, but, is sleeping;
John 5:23That, all, may honour the Son, just as they honour the Father: he that doth not honour the Son, doth not, in fact, honour the Father who sent him.
John 9:3Jesus answered—Neither, this man, sinned nor his parents; but…that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
John 11:40Jesus saith unto her—Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldst believe, thou shouldst see the glory of God?
John 13:31When, therefore, he had gone out, Jesus saith—Just now, was, the Son of Man, glorified, and, God, was glorified in him;
John 17:5And, now, glorify me—thou, Father! with thyself, with the glory which I had, before the world’s existence, with thee.
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 →