John 11:4

2 (Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)

3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”

When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

6 So on hearing that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two days,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
KJV
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.
WEB
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.”
ASV
But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.
DARBY
But when Jesus heard [it], he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it.
BLB
And having heard, Jesus said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
ÅB
Da Jesus hørte det, sa han: Denne sykdom er ikke til døden, men til Guds ære, for at Guds Sønn skal bli æret ved den.
OTB
Da Jesus hørte dette, sa Han: "Denne sykdommen vil ikke føre til døden. Nei, den er for Guds herlighet, slik at Guds Sønn kan bli herliggjort gjennom den."
B1930
Da Jesus hørte det, sa han: Denne sykdom er ikke til døden, men til Guds ære, forat Guds Sønn skal bli æret ved den.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • John 11:40

    Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”

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  • John 9:3

    Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.

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  • 1 Peter 4:14

    If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

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  • John 5:23

    so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

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  • John 17:5

    And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.

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  • 1 Peter 4:11

    If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

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  • Mark 5:39–42

    He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”

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  • John 13:31–32

    When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.

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