John 11:15

and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may learn to believe in me. But let us go to him.”

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

In Context

14Then he said to them plainly: “Lazarus is dead;

16At this, Thomas, who was called ‘The Twin,’ said to his fellow-disciples: “Let us go too, so that we may die with him.”

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Cross References

John 11:4and, when Jesus heard it, he said: “This illness is not to end in death, but is to redound to the honour of God, in order that the Son of God may be honoured through it.”

John 12:30“It was not for my sake that the voice came,” said Jesus, “but for yours.

John 17:19And it is for their sakes that I am consecrating myself, so that they also may be truly consecrated.

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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