John 11:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. ”

• John 11:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  A 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...

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• John 11:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  Now (1) a certain [man] was sick, [named] Lazarus, of Bethany, the (a) town of Mary and her sister Martha. (1) Christ, in restoring the rotting body of his friend to life, shows an example both of h...

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• John 11:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  John 11. The Raising of Lazaras. John 11:1-44 . The Miracle. The withdrawal to Peræ a is brought to a sudden end by the illness of Jesus-' friend Lazarus. Bethany, to distinguish it from the Beth...

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• John 11:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  was sick . Pointing to great weakness and exhaustion, the result of active disease, rather than the disease itself. The verb is used thirty-six times, gene- rally translated in the Gospels "sick", i...

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• John 11:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  1. And one named Lazarus was sick. The Evangelist passes on to another narrative, which contains a miracle eminently worthy of being recorded. For not only did Christ give a remarkable proof...

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• John 11:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. Lazarus, of Bethany - St. John, who seldom relates any thing but what the other evangelists have omi...

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• John 11:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Now a certain man was sick,— About this time a friend of Christ, named Lazarus, was afflicted with a dangerous sickness, ηνασθενων,— at Bethany, a village about two miles from Jerusalem, but at...

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• John 11:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. It was stated at the close of the former chapter that our Lord, eluding the fury of His Pharisaic...

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• John 11:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Lazarus ] i.e. Eleazar, 'God is my help,' a man of good social position, probably a son or near relative of Simon the Leper ( Matthew 26:6 ); not to be identified with the beggar Lazarus of the para...

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• John 11:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Now a certain man was sick. — This is connected with the preceding narrative to introduce the reason for our Lord’s leaving His retirement to go again into the neighbourhood of Jerusalem. Named L...

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• John 11:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 23 JESUS THE RESURRECTION AND LIFE. “Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha. And it was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointme...

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• John 11:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Jesus Faces Death for His Friend John 11:1-16 Sickness enters homes even where God is honored and loved. It is permitted because it affords an opportunity and platform for His delivering help....

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• John 11:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Here we have the account of the last sign wrought by Jesus as recorded by John, namely, the raising of Lazarus. Very beautiful in this connection is the depiction of the sorrow of the sisters, and ou...

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• John 11:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  CONTENTS Jesus raiseth Lazarus from the Dead. The Priests and Pharisees become more desperately enraged at Jesus. They gather a Council to deliberate on his Death.

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• John 11:1 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  THE DISCIPLINE OF SICKNESS ‘Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.’ John 11:1 Lazarus, ‘whom Jesus loved,’ was allowed to be sick, and i...

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• John 11:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Now a certain man was sick ,.... Very likely of a fever; Nonnus calls it a morbid fire, a hot and burning disease: [named] Lazarus of Bethany ; for his name, which the Ethiopic version reads "Elea...

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• John 11:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. Ver. 1. Bethany, the town of Mary, &c. ] Not the tower ( castellum ) of Mary and Martha, as...

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• John 11:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus While Jesus was on the other side of Jordan, whither he had retired when he left Jerusalem, a particular friend of his, called Lazarus, fell sick of a very...

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• John 11:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE DEATH OF LAZARUS (vs.1-27) The raising of Lazarus in this chapter is a striking witness to the fact that the plotting of the Jews to kill the Lord Jesus was vanity; for He Himself is superior...

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• John 11:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Death of Lazarus.       1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.   2 (It...

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• John 11:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  JOHN CHAPTER 11 1 Thessalonians 11:1-46 The sickness and death of Lazarus: Jesus raiseth him to life after he had been dead four days: many Jews believe. 1 Thessalonians 11:47-54 The Pharisee...

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• John 11:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha, and it was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother...

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• John 11:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES THE RAISING OF LAZARUS John 11:1-2 . The various theories as to the reason why this great miracle is not recorded by the other Evangelists need not be fully discus...

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• John 11:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  John 11 In selecting this word we are struck with the frequency of its occurrence in this chapter. There is: I. The "If" of wisdom. Jesus answered "If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not."...

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• John 11:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 11:1 . Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town or Mary and her sister Martha. In God's book, towns are most remarkable for saints that dwell in them. «The town of Mar...

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• John 11:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  John 11:2 . It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment. The allusion to this anointing is obscure. It could not be to the similar occurrence in Luke 7 ., for that was a woman of the c...

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• John 11:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Now a certain man was sick named Lazarus of Bethany Lazarus The English reader would at first sight hardly recognize the New Testament “Lazarus” as identical with the Old Testament “Eleazar. ”...

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• John 11:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION John 11:1-43 7. Christ the Antagonist of death—a victory of love and power . The narrative of this chapter is a further advance in the proof that the unbelief of the Jews w...

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• John 11:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

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• John 11:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Kings 20:1-12 ; Acts 9:37 ; Genesis 48:1 ; John 11:11 ; John 11:3 ; John 11:5 ; John 11:6 ; John 12:1 ; John 12:17 ; John 12:2 ; John 12:9 ; Luke 10:38-42 ; Luke 16:20-25 ; Mark 11:1...

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• John 11:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Raising of Lazarus John 11:1-44 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Some ideas concerning the cause of sickness. (1) The ancients thought that sickness was the result of sin. The Book of Job goes into...

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• John 11:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  One Lazarus — It is probable, Lazarus was younger than his sisters. Bethany is named, the town of Mary and Martha, and Lazarus is mentioned after them, John 11:5 . Ecclesiastical history informs u...

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