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John 11:1
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The Death of Lazarus
1 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.Images for John 11:1
John 11:1 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
English Standard Version (ESV)
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Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
New Living Translation (NLT)
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A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha.
The Message Bible (MSG)
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A man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
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Lazarus, who lived in Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived, was sick.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
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Now a man was sick, Lazarus, from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
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A man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.
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 man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
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(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.)
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So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.”
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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.”
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Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
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