John 11:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Jesus. App-98.

sickness. Greek. asthenia = weakness, not nosos, active disease. See note on Matthew 4:23.

not. Greek. ou, App-105.

for. for the purpose of. Greek huper.App-104.

the glory, &c. The glory of God and of His Son are one and the same.

glory. See the book comments for John.

God. App-98.

that. in order that. Greek. hina.

the Son of God. App-98.

thereby. through (Greek. dia. App-104.John 11:1; John 11:1) it.

John 11:4

4 When Jesus heard that, he said,This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.