John 11:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. ”

John 11:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whom thou lovest - John 11:5 . The members of this family were among the few special and intimate friends of our Lord. He was much with them, and showed them marks of special friendship Luke 10...
John 11:3 - 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...
John 11:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

sent . Greek apostello. App-174., If the place of John 10:40 was Bethabara beyond Jordan, and is to be identified with Beth-nimrah ( Numbers 32:36 ) in Peraea, it would be about 25 miles from Je...
John 11:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. Lo, he whom thou lovest is sick. The message is short, but Christ might easily learn from it what the two sisters wished; for, under this complaint, they modestly state their request that...
John 11:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. He whom thou lovest is sick - Nothing could be more simple, nor more modest, than this prayer: they do not say,...
John 11:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

His sisters sent unto him,— The modesty of his sisters, and their confidence in Christ's affection for their brother, appear very great. They do not desire the Lord to come to him; they do not desi...
John 11:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. A most womanly...
John 11:3 - 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...
John 11:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Therefore his sisters sent unto him. — Better, The sisters therefore sent unto Him — i.e., because of the fact of the illness, which has been repeated at the close of the last verse, and also b...
John 11:3 - 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...
John 11:3 - 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....
John 11:3 - 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...
John 11:3 - 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...
John 11:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Therefore his sisters sent unto him ,.... Both the sisters of Lazarus, Mary and Martha, sent to Jesus; they did not go themselves, being women, and the place where Jesus was, was at some distance; a...
John 11:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. Ver. 3. Behold, he whom thou lovest is sick ] This was enough to say to a loving Saviour. We need not be ca...
John 11:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Therefore his sisters Observing his sickness was of a dangerous kind, and therefore being full of concern for him, knowing where Jesus was, thought proper to send him word of it; for they firmly ex...
John 11:3 - 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...
John 11:3 - 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...
John 11:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Christ (as was said before) seems to have been very familiar at the house of these two sisters, and often to have made them his hostesses; and it should appear by this verse that in those visits he h...
John 11:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘The sisters therefore sent to him saying, “Lord, he whom you love is sick”.' It is apparent that Lazarus was very ill, and his sisters therefore turned to the only One Whom they felt could help the...
John 11:3 - 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...
John 11:3 - 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."...
John 11:3 - 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...
John 11:3 - 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...
John 11:3 - 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. ”...
John 11:3 - 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...
John 11:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Raising of Lazarus. The death of Lazarus:
John 11:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Timothy 4:20 ; Genesis 22:2 ; Hebrews 12:6 ; Hebrews 12:7 ; James 5:14 ; James 5:15 ; John 11:1 ; John 11:5 ; John 13:23 ; Philippians 2:26 ; Philippians 2:27 ; Psalms 16:3 ; Revelatio...
John 11:3 - 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...

John 11:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

John 11:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John 11:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

John 11:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

John 11:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

John 11:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

John 11:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

John 11:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

John 11:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

John 11:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

John 11:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

John 11:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

John 11:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John 11:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John 11:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

John 11:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 11:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

John 11:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

John 11:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

John 11:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

John 11:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

John 11:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

John 11:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 11:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 11:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

John 11:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

John 11:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

John 11:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 11:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary