John 11:15
And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent all of you may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
In Context
14Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
Cross References
Genesis 26:24And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham your father: fear not, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
Psalms 105:14He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
Isaiah 65:8Thus says the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one says, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
John 11:4When 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.
John 12:30Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.
John 17:19And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
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 →