John 11:5

John 11:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
• New International Version (NIV)Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

Context of John 11:5

3So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, “Lord, he [our brother and Your friend] whom You love is sick.” 4When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death; but [on the contrary it is] for the glory and honor of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.” Now Jesus loved and was concerned about Martha and her sister and Lazarus [and considered them dear friends]. 6So [even] when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed in the same place two more days. 7Then He said to His disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”

John 11:5 word by word

Ἠγάπα δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὴν Μάρθαν καὶ τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτῆς καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• lovedἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
• MarthaΜάρθαMartha · MarthaG3136
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sisterἀδελφήadelphē · sisterG79
• LazarusΛάζαροςLazaros · LazarusG2976

Cross-references for John 11:5

• John 11:8The disciples said to Him, “Rabbi (Teacher), the Jews were only recently going to stone You, and You are [thinking of] going back there again?”
• John 15:9I have loved you just as the Father has loved Me; remain in My love [and do not doubt My love for you].
• John 16:27for the Father Himself [tenderly] loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from the Father.
• John 17:26and I have made Your name known to them, and will continue to make it known, so that the love with which You have loved Me may be in them [overwhelming their heart], and I [may be] in them.”

Commentaries on John 11:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus - Therefore his staying two days longer in Bethabara was not through lack of affection for this distressed family, but merely that he might have a more favorable opportunity of proving to them how much he loved them. Christ never denies a less favor, but in order to confer a greater. God's delays, in answering prayers offered to him by persons in distress, are often proofs of his purpose to confer some…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-57The resurrection of Lazarus points to the future death and resurrection of Jesus. The description of Lazarus’s tomb is similar to the description of the tomb Jesus was placed in after he died (11:38, 44; 20:1, 7). Both accounts mention a cave and burial cloths. These details connect the two events and help us see that Lazarus’s story is a sign. Soon after Lazarus was raised, a woman anointed Jesus for burial (12:3). This act prepared him for his coming…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-53-5. his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, he whom thou lovest is sick--a most womanly appeal, yet how reverential, to the known affection of her Lord for the patient. (See Joh 11:5, 11). "Those whom Christ loves are no more exempt than others from their share of earthly trouble and anguish: rather are they bound over to it more surely" [Trench].Read the comment

Topics related to John 11:5

• Family
• Friendship
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lazarus
• Martha
• Mary
• Miracles
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Lazarus
• Martha
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Awake
• Mourn
• Bethany
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• John, Gospel of
• Mary

Commentaries on John 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings