Yochanan 11:5

5 Now Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach had ahavah for Marta, and her achot and El’azar.

Yochanan 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.''

Yochanan 11:5 In-Context

3 Therefore, the achayot (sisters) sent to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, saying, Adoni, hinei, the one who is your chaver haahuv is choleh.

4 And having heard this, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, This machla (illness, krankeit) is not unto mavet (death), but for the kavod Hashem, that the Ben HaElohim may receive kavod through it.

5 Now Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach had ahavah for Marta, and her achot and El’azar.

6 When, therefore, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach heard that El’azar was choleh, then he remained in the place where he was yomayim (two days).

7 Then after this he says to his talmidim, Let us go into the land of Yehudah again.