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John 11:1-5 KJV
John · chapter 11 · verses 1–5
1Now 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.) 3Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 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. 5Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.John 11:1-5 · King James Version
John 11:1-5 in context
1Now 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.)
3Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
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.
5Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
6When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.
7Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
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- glorifieddoxazōto think, suppose, be of opinion, to praise, extol, magnify, celebrate, to honour, do…G1392 →
- anointedaleiphōto anointG218 →
- ointmentmyronointmentG3464 →
- sicknessastheneiawant of strength, weakness, infirmity, of the body, its native weakness and frailty…G769 →
- certaintisa certain, a certain one, some, some time, a whileG5100 →
- LazaruslazarosLazarus = " whom God helps" , an inhabitant of Bethany, beloved by Christ and…G2976 →
- BethanybēthaniaBethany = " house of dates" or, " house of misery" , a village at the…G963 →
- Bethanyekout of, from, by, away fromG1537 →
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We have in these verses, I. A particular account of the parties principally concerned in this story, Joh 11:1, Joh 11:2. 1. They lived at Bethany, a village nor far from Jerusalem, where Christ usually lodged when he came up to the feasts.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-16