John 11:1

John 11:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
• New International Version (NIV)Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

Context of John 11:1

A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. 2This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord’s feet and wiped them with her hair. Her brother, Lazarus, was sick. 3So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.”

John 11:1 word by word

Ἦν δέ τις ἀσθενῶν, Λάζαρος ἀπὸ Βηθανίας ἐκ τῆς κώμης Μαρίας καὶ Μάρθας τῆς ἀδελφῆς αὐτῆς·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• a certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• sickἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: illG770
• LazarusΛάζαροςLazaros · LazarusG2976
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• BethanyΒηθανίαBēthania · BethanyG963
• the townὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the townκώμηkōmē · villageG2968
• of MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sisterἀδελφήadelphē · sisterG79
• MarthaΜάρθαMartha · MarthaG3136
• ·ἐκek ex · out fromG1537

Cross-references for John 11:1

• John 12:10Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too,
• John 11:3So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.”
• Genesis 48:1One day not long after this, word came to Joseph, “Your father is failing rapidly.” So Joseph went to visit his father, and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
• 2 Kings 20:1About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: “This is what the Lord says: Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not recover from this illness.”
• Acts 9:37About this time she became ill and died. Her body was washed for burial and laid in an upstairs room.
• John 11:5So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus,
• John 12:2A dinner was prepared in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate with him.
• Luke 16:20At his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus who was covered with sores.
• John 12:1Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the man he had raised from the dead.
• Matthew 21:17Then he returned to Bethany, where he stayed overnight.
• Mark 11:1As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead.
• Luke 10:38As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.

Commentaries on John 11:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Lazarus, of Bethany - St. John, who seldom relates any thing but what the other evangelists have omitted, does not tell us what gave rise to that familiar acquaintance and friendship that subsisted between our Lord and this family. It is surprising that the other evangelists have omitted so remarkable an account as this is, in which some of the finest traits in our Lord's character are exhibited. The conjecture of Grotius has a good deal of weight. He…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1A certain man was sick - The resurrection of Lazarus has been recorded only by John. Various reasons have been conjectured why the other evangelists did not mention so signal a miracle. The most probable is, that at the time they wrote Lazarus was still living. The miracle was well known, and yet to have recorded it might have exposed Lazarus to opposition and persecution from the Jews. See John 12:10-11. Besides, John wrote for Christians who were out of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The sickness of Lazarus. (1-6) Christ returns to Judea. (7-10) The death of Lazarus. (11-16) Christ arrives at Bethany. (17-32) He raises Lazarus. (33-46) The Pharisees consult against Jesus. (47-53) The Jews seek for him. (54-57) Verses 1-6 It is no new thing for those whom Christ loves, to be sick; bodily distempers correct the corruption, and try the graces of God's people. He came not to preserve his people from these afflictions, but to save them…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1In the Hebrew language, Lazarus is a shortened form of Eleazar, which means "God helps." In the first century, it was the fourth most common name for Jewish men (see also Luke 16:19–31). Bethany was a small village east of Jerusalem, just past the Mount of Olives (John 11:18). Jesus often stayed there when he visited Jerusalem. He likely traveled through Bethany on his way to Jerusalem. This was because most Jews from Galilee took a route going south to…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-461. of Bethany--at the east side of Mount Olivet. the town of Mary and her sister Martha--thus distinguishing it from the other Bethany, "beyond Jordan." (See on Joh 1:28; Joh 10:40).Read the comment

Topics related to John 11:1

• Family
• Friendship
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lazarus
• Martha
• Mary
• Miracles
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In the dictionaries

• Bethany
• Lazarus
• Martha
• Awake
• Mourn
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Mary
• Olives, Mount of
• Sick; Sickness

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