John 11:1
And there was a certain one ailing, Lazarus, from Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister —
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
In Context
Cross References
2 Kings 20:1In those days hath Hezekiah been sick unto death, and come unto him doth Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet, and saith unto him, 'Thus said Jehovah: Give a charge to thy house, for thou art dying, and dost not live.'
Mark 11:1And when they come nigh to Jerusalem, to Bethphage, and Bethany, unto the mount of the Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
Luke 16:20and there was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores,
John 11:5And Jesus was loving Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus,
John 12:1Jesus, therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where was Lazarus, who had died, whom he raised out of the dead;
John 12:17The multitude, therefore, who are with him, were testifying that he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and did raise him out of the dead;
Matthew Henry on John 11:1
In this chapter we have the history of that illustrious miracle which Christ wrought a little before his death—the raising of Lazarus to life, which is recorded only by this evangelist; for the other three confine themselves to what Christ did in Galilee, where he resided most, and scarcely ever carried their history into Jerusalem till the passion-week: whereas John's memoirs relate chiefly to what passed at Jerusalem; this passage therefore was reserved for his pen. Some suggest that, when the other evangelists… Read the whole commentary →