John 11:1 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

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Matthew 21:17
And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.

Luke 10:38
Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

Luke 10:39
And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

Luke 10:40
But Martha was encumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

Luke 10:41
And Jesus answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are careful and troubled about many things:

Luke 10:42
But one thing is needful: and Mary has chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

John 11:5
Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

John 11:18
Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:

John 11:19
And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

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Matthew Henry's Commentary

11:1-6 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 from their sins, and from the wrath to come; however, it behoves us to apply to Him in behalf of our friends and relatives when sick and afflicted. Let this reconcile us to the darkest dealings of Providence, that they are all for the glory of God: sickness, loss, disappointment, are so; and if God be glorified, we ought to be satisfied. Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. The families are greatly favoured in which love and peace abound; but those are most happy whom Jesus loves, and by whom he is beloved. Alas, that this should seldom be the case with every person, even in small families. God has gracious intentions, even when he seems to delay. When the work of deliverance, temporal or spiritual, public or personal, is delayed, it does but stay for the right time.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

CHAPTER 11

Joh 11:1-46. Lazarus Raised from the Dead—The Consequences of This.

1. 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 [1828]Joh 1:28; Joh 10:40).