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John 11:1
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Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
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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Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
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Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill.
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So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, "Lord, he whom you love is ill."
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But when Jesus heard it, he said, "This illness does not lead to death; rather it is for God's glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it."
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Accordingly, though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus,
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