John 11:5

5 (Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.)

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 So the sisters sent [word] to him, saying, "Lord, behold, [the one] whom you love is sick."

4 And [when he] heard [it], Jesus said, "This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, in order that the Son of God may be glorified through it."

5 (Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.)

6 So when he heard that he was sick, then he remained in the place {where} he was two days.

7 Then after this he said to the disciples, "Let us go to Judea again."