Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
John 11:5 in context
John 11:2–8
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It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
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The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, “Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick.”
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But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God’s Son may be glorified by it.”
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Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
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When therefore he heard that he was sick, he stayed two days in the place where he was.
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