John 11:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) ”

• John 11:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  It was that Mary ... - See the Matthew 26:6 note; Luke 7:36-50 notes.

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• John 11:2 - 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 11:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  It was , &c. This is an explanatory statement, anticipating what is related in John 12:3 . the Lord. Greek. Kurios. App-98.

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• John 11:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  2. It was that Mary who anointed the Lord. It is a similar display of ignorance, to imagine that this Mary, the sister of Lazarus, was that woman of wicked and infamous life, who is ment...

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• John 11:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) It was that Mary which anointed - There is much disagreement between lear...

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• John 11:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  It was that Mary which anointed, &c.— Because the evangelist characterizes Mary, the sister of Lazarus, by her action of anointing the Lord's feet, Grotius imagines, that the three anointings...

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• John 11:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped...

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• John 11:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Christ the Resurrection and the Life 1-44. The raising of Lazarus. The last and greatest of the seven 'signs' recorded in this Gospel is related with such photographic minuteness of detail, that i...

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• John 11:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  It was that Mary which anointed the Lord. — Comp. Notes on Matthew 26:6 et seq., and Mark 14:3 et seq. John himself relates the anointing in John 12:3 et seq. Here he simply mentions it...

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• John 11:2 - 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 11:2 - 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 11:2 - 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 11:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. (2) (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose bro...

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• John 11:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  It was [that] Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment ,.... Not the woman in Luke 7:37 , as some have thought, whose name is not mentioned, and which history is not related by John at all: but M...

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• John 11:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) Ver. 2. It was that Mary which anointed ] This makes her name "as an o...

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• John 11:2 - 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 11:2 - 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 11:2 - 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 11:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  We read of a woman, Luke 7:37,38 , that came behind our Saviour while he was at dinner, in the house of Simon the Pharisee, brought an alabaster box of ointment, stood at his feet behind him weepi...

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• John 11:2 - 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 11:2 - 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 11:2 - 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 11:2 - 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 11:2 - 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 11:2 - 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 11:2 - 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 11:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Raising of Lazarus. The death of Lazarus:

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• John 11:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  John 12:3 ; Luke 7:37 ; Luke 7:38 ; Mark 14:3 ; Matthew 26:6 ; Matthew 26:7

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• John 11:2 - 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 11:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  It was that Mary who afterward anointed, &c. She was more known than her elder sister Martha, and as such is named before her.

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