Giovanni 11:5

5 Or Gesù amava Marta, e la sua sorella, e Lazaro.

Giovanni 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.''

Giovanni 11:5 In-Context

3 Le sorelle adunque mandarono a dire a Gesù: Signore, ecco, colui che tu ami è infermo.

4 E Gesù, udito ciò, disse: Questa infermità non è a morte, ma per la gloria di Dio, acciocchè il Figliuol di Dio sia glorificato per essa.

5 Or Gesù amava Marta, e la sua sorella, e Lazaro.

6 Come dunque egli ebbe inteso ch’egli era infermo, dimorò ancora nel luogo ove egli era due giorni.

7 Poi appresso disse a’ suoi discepoli: Andiam di nuovo in Giudea.