John 11:5

5 Now Yeshua loved Marta, and her sister, and El'azar.

John 11:5 Meaning and Commentary

John 11:5

Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
] Not only with an everlasting love, a love of complacency and delight, an unchangeable one, and which never varies, nor will ever end, with which he loves all his people alike; but with a very great human affection, and which was very singular and peculiar to them: these were the intimate friends, and familiar acquaintance of Christ, whom he often visited, at whose house he frequently was when in those parts; they were very hospitable to him; they kindly received him into their houses, and generously entertained him, and which he returned in love to them: hence Nonnus paraphrases the words,

``Jesus loved the women, (filoxeinouv) , "who were lovers of hospitality", by the law of kindness.''

John 11:5 In-Context

3 The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, "Lord, behold, he for whom you have affection is sick."

4 But when Yeshua heard it, he said, "This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God's Son may be glorified by it."

5 Now Yeshua loved Marta, and her sister, and El'azar.

6 When therefore he heard that he was sick, he stayed at that time two days in the place where he was.

7 Then after this he said to the talmidim, "Let's go into Yehudah again."