Juan 11:5

5 Jesús amaba a Marta, a su hermana y a Lázaro.

Juan 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.''

Juan 11:5 In-Context

3 Las dos hermanas mandaron a decirle a Jesús: «Señor, tu amigo querido está enfermo».

4 Cuando Jesús oyó esto, dijo: «Esta enfermedad no terminará en muerte, sino que es para la gloria de Dios, para que por ella el Hijo de Dios sea glorificado».

5 Jesús amaba a Marta, a su hermana y a Lázaro.

6 A pesar de eso, cuando oyó que Lázaro estaba enfermo, se quedó dos días más donde se encontraba.

7 Después dijo a sus discípulos:—Volvamos a Judea.