John 11:3

John 11:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
• New International Version (NIV)So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the sisters sent to him, saying, "Lord, he whom you love is ill."
• New Living Translation (NLT)So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.”

Context of John 11:3

1Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.” 4When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” 5Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

John 11:3 word by word

ἀπέστειλαν οὖν αἱ ἀδελφαὶ πρὸς αὐτὸν λέγουσαι· κύριε, ἴδε ὃν φιλεῖς ἀσθενεῖ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• his sistersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• his sistersἀδελφήadelphē · sisterG79
• sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• he whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• thou lovestφιλέωphileō · to loveG5368
• is sickἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: illG770

Cross-references for John 11:3

• John 11:1Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
• John 13:23Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved.
• Genesis 22:2Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”
• Psalms 16:3As for the saints who are on the earth, “They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.”
• Philippians 2:26since he was longing for you all, and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick.
• 2 Timothy 4:20Erastus stayed in Corinth, but Trophimus I have left in Miletus sick.
• Hebrews 12:6For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.”
• James 5:14Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
• Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.

Commentaries on John 11:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3He whom thou lovest is sick - Nothing could be more simple, nor more modest, than this prayer: they do not say, Come and heal him: or, Command the disease to depart even where thou art, and it will obey thee: - they content themselves with simply stating the case, and using an indirect but a most forcible argument, to induce our Lord to show forth his power and goodness: - He is sick, and thou lovest him; therefore thou canst neither abandon him, not us.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Whom thou lovest - John 11:5. The members of this family were among the few special and intimate friends of our Lord. He was much with them, and showed them marks of special friendship Luke 10:38-42, and they bestowed upon him special proofs of affection in return. This shows that special attachments are lawful for Christians, and that those friendships are especially lovely which are tempered and sweetened with the spirit of Christ. Friendships should…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The two sisters had a difficult choice to make. They knew Jesus was able to heal, but they also realized that his return to Judea would involve personal risk (11:8).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 11:3

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Family
• Friendship
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lazarus
• Miracles
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In the dictionaries

• Awake
• Lazarus
• Martha
• Mourn
• Bethabara
• Bethany
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Olives, Mount of
• Palestine

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