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John 11:1
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A man named Lazarus, who lived in Bethany, became sick. Bethany was the town where Mary and her sister Martha lived. 1
John 11:1 Meaning and Commentary
John 11:1
Now a certain man was sick
Very likely of a fever; Nonnus calls it a morbid fire, a hot and burning disease:
[named] Lazarus of Bethany;
for his name, which the Ethiopic version reads "Eleazar", and the Persic version "Gazarus", (See Gill on Luke 16:24); and for the place Bethany, (See Gill on Matthew 21:1), (See Gill on Matthew 21:17).
The town of Mary and her sister Martha;
where they were both born, as well as Lazarus, or at least where they dwelt; of the former, some account is, given in the next verse, and of the latter, (See Gill on Luke 10:38).
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
John 11:1 In-Context
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A man named Lazarus, who lived in Bethany, became sick. Bethany was the town where Mary and her sister Martha lived.
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(This Mary was the one who poured the perfume on the Lord's feet and wiped them with her hair; it was her brother Lazarus who was sick.)
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The sisters sent Jesus a message: "Lord, your dear friend is sick."
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When Jesus heard it, he said, "The final result of this sickness will not be the death of Lazarus; this has happened in order to bring glory to God, and it will be the means by which the Son of God will receive glory."
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Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
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Matthew 4.13 .
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.