John 11:1

The Death of Lazarus

1 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

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John 11:1 in Other Translations

KJV

1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

ESV

1 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

NLT

1 A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha.

MSG

1 A man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

CSB

1 Now a man was sick, Lazarus, from 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

1 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

2 (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.)

3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.”

4 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.”

5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

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Cross References 2

1. S Matthew 21:17
2. Luke 10:38