Johannes 11:5

5 Jezus nu had Martha, en haar zuster, en Lazarus lief.

Johannes 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.''

Johannes 11:5 In-Context

3 Zijn zusters dan zonden tot Hem, zeggende: Heere, zie, dien Gij liefhebt, is krank.

4 En Jezus, dat horende, zeide: Deze krankheid is niet tot den dood, maar ter heerlijkheid Gods; opdat de Zone Gods door dezelve verheerlijkt worde.

5 Jezus nu had Martha, en haar zuster, en Lazarus lief.

6 Als Hij dan gehoord had, dat hij krank was, toen bleef Hij nog twee dagen in de plaats, waar Hij was.

7 Daarna zeide Hij verder tot de discipelen: Laat ons wederom naar Judea gaan.