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THE MESSAGE
John 11:3
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So the sisters sent a message to him: “Lord, the one you love is sick.”
Therefore his sister sent vnto him, saying, Lord, behold, hee whom thou louest, is sicke.
Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
So the sisters sent to him, saying, "Lord, he whom you love is ill."
So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick."
So Mary and Martha sent someone to tell Jesus, "Lord, the one you love is sick."
So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, "Lord, he [our brother and Your friend] whom You love is sick."
So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick."
So the sisters sent to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick."
So the sisters sent word to Jesus, "Lord, the one You love is sick."
The sisters sent a message to the Lord and told him that his good friend Lazarus was sick.
So the sisters sent a message to Yeshua, "Lord, the man you love is sick."
The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
So Mary and Martha sent someone to tell Jesus, "Lord, your dear friend Lazarus is sick."
Therefore his sisters sent vnto him, saying, Lord, beholde, he whome thou louest, is sicke.
His two sisters therefore sent to Jesus, saying, Our Lord, behold, the one whom you love is sick.
The sisters sent Jesus a message: "Lord, your dear friend is sick."
So the sisters sent word to him, saying, "Lord, behold, the one whom you love is sick."
Then the sisters sent to Him, saying, Lord, behold, the one whom You love is sick.
The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
So the sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, your dear friend is ill.
The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, "Lord, behold, he for whom you have affection is sick."
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And his two sisters sent unto Jeshu, saying, Our Lord, he whom thou lovest is sick.
And his two sisters sent to Jesus, and said: Our Lord, he whom thou lovest is sick.
Therfore, his sisters sent vnto hym, saying: Lorde, beholde, he whom thou louest is sicke.
The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, "Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick."
saying, Lord, behold he whom thou lovest is sick.
So the sisters sent to Him to say, "Master, he whom you hold dear is ill."
Therfor hise sistris senten to hym, and seide, Lord, lo! he whom thou louest, is sijk.
The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, Lord, look, he whom you love is sick.
Therefore his sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, "Lord, look, the one you love is sick."
Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick."
So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, "Lord, your dear friend is very sick."
The sisters sent word to Jesus, saying, "Lord, your friend is sick!"
So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, "Lord, he whom you love is ill."
The sisters, therefore, sent out unto him, saying - Lord, see! he whom thou tenderly lovest, is sick.
His sisters therefore sent to him, saying: Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
So the sisters sent to him, saying, "Lord, he whom you love is ill."
and his sisters sent vnto him sayinge. Lorde behold he whom thou lovest is sicke.
therefore sent the sisters unto him, saying, `Sir, lo, he whom thou dost love is ailing;'
The sent his sisters vnto hi, & sayde: LORDE, beholde, he who thou louest lyeth sicke.
his two sisters therefore sent this message to Jesus; he, Lord, whom you love, is sick.
The two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him of their brother's deathly illness.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
he: John 11:1, John 11:5, John 13:23, Genesis 22:2, Psalms 16:3, Philippians 2:26, Philippians 2:27, 2 Timothy 4:20, Hebrews 12:6, Hebrews 12:7, James 5:14, James 5:15, Revelation 3:19
Reciprocal: Genesis 48:1 - thy father 1 Kings 14:3 - he shall tell 1 Kings 17:17 - the son of the woman 2 Kings 4:20 - and then died 2 Kings 4:22 - I may run 2 Kings 13:14 - fallen sick Daniel 10:19 - O man Mark 1:30 - they tell Mark 5:23 - besought Luke 4:38 - they Luke 7:2 - was sick John 2:3 - They have Acts 9:37 - she was
Cross-References
Then they said, "Come, let's build ourselves a city and a tower that reaches Heaven. Let's make ourselves famous so we won't be scattered here and there across the Earth."
God took one look and said, "One people, one language; why, this is only a first step. No telling what they'll come up with next—they'll stop at nothing! Come, we'll go down and garble their speech so they won't understand each other." Then God scattered them from there all over the world. And they had to quit building the city. That's how it came to be called Babel, because there God turned their language into "babble." From there God scattered them all over the world.
When Peleg was thirty years old, he had Reu. After he had Reu, he lived 209 more years and had other sons and daughters.
The Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits. When the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, they fell into the tar pits, but the rest escaped into the mountains. The four kings captured all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, all their food and equipment, and went on their way. They captured Lot, Abram's nephew who was living in Sodom at the time, taking everything he owned with them.
David emptied the city of its people and put them to slave labor using saws, picks, and axes, and making bricks. He did this to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and the whole army returned to Jerusalem.
I said to myself, "Let's go for it—experiment with pleasure, have a good time!" But there was nothing to it, nothing but smoke. What do I think of the fun-filled life? Insane! Inane! My verdict on the pursuit of happiness? Who needs it? With the help of a bottle of wine and all the wisdom I could muster, I tried my level best to penetrate the absurdity of life. I wanted to get a handle on anything useful we mortals might do during the years we spend on this earth.
"Well now, let me tell you what I'll do to my vineyard: I'll tear down its fence and let it go to ruin. I'll knock down the gate and let it be trampled. I'll turn it into a patch of weeds, untended, uncared for— thistles and thorns will take over. I'll give orders to the clouds: ‘Don't rain on that vineyard, ever!'"
Store up water for the siege. Shore up your defenses. Get down to basics: Work the clay and make bricks. Sorry. Too late. Enemy fire will burn you up. Swords will cut you to pieces. You'll be chewed up as if by locusts. Yes, as if by locusts—a fitting fate, for you yourselves are a locust plague. You've multiplied shops and shopkeepers— more buyers and sellers than stars in the sky! A plague of locusts, cleaning out the neighborhood and then flying off. Your bureaucrats are locusts, your brokers and bankers are locusts. Early on, they're all at your service, full of smiles and promises, But later when you return with questions or complaints, you'll find they've flown off and are nowhere to be found. King of Assyria! Your shepherd-leaders, in charge of caring for your people, Are busy doing everything else but. They're not doing their job, And your people are scattered and lost. There's no one to look after them. You're past the point of no return. Your wound is fatal. When the story of your fate gets out, the whole world will applaud and cry "Encore!" Your cruel evil has seeped into every nook and cranny of the world. Everyone has felt it and suffered.
And now I have a word for you who brashly announce, "Today—at the latest, tomorrow—we're off to such and such a city for the year. We're going to start a business and make a lot of money." You don't know the first thing about tomorrow. You're nothing but a wisp of fog, catching a brief bit of sun before disappearing. Instead, make it a habit to say, "If the Master wills it and we're still alive, we'll do this or that."
And a final word to you arrogant rich: Take some lessons in lament. You'll need buckets for the tears when the crash comes upon you. Your money is corrupt and your fine clothes stink. Your greedy luxuries are a cancer in your gut, destroying your life from within. You thought you were piling up wealth. What you've piled up is judgment.
Gill's Notes on the 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; and besides, it was necessary they should abide at home, to attend their brother in his sickness, and therefore they sent a messenger, or messengers to Christ,
saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick; for it seems that Lazarus was in a very singular manner loved by Christ, as man, as John the beloved disciple was; and this is the rather put into the message by the sisters, to engage Jesus to come to his assistance; and they were very right in applying to Christ in this time of need, who is the physician, both of the bodies and souls of men; and are greatly to be commended both for their modesty and piety, in not prescribing to Christ what should be done in this case: and it may be further observed, that such who are the peculiar objects of Christ's love, are attended in this life with bodily sickness, disorders, and diseases, which are sent unto them, not in a way of vindictive wrath, but in love, and as fatherly chastisements; which, as they are designed, so they are overruled for their good; and are to be considered, not as instances of wrath, but as tokens of love.
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 10:38-42, and they bestowed upon him special proofs of affection in return. This shows that special attachments are lawful for Christians, and that those friendships are especially lovely which are tempered and sweetened with the spirit of Christ. Friendships should always be cemented by religion, and one main end of those attachments should be to aid one another in the great business of preparing to die.
Sent unto him - They believed that he had power to heal him John 11:21, though they did not then seem to suppose that he could raise him if he died. Perhaps there were two reasons why they sent for him; one, because they supposed he would be desirous of seeing his friend; the other, because they supposed he could restore him. In sickness we should implore the aid and presence of Jesus. He only can restore us and our friends; he only can perform for us the office of a friend when all other friends fail; and he only can cheer us with the hope of a blessed resurrection.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse John 11:3. He whom thou lovest is sick. — Nothing could be more simple, nor more modest, than this prayer: they do not say, Come and heal him: or, Command the disease to depart even where thou art, and it will obey thee: - they content themselves with simply stating the case, and using an indirect but a most forcible argument, to induce our Lord to show forth his power and goodness: - He is sick, and thou lovest him; therefore thou canst neither abandon him, not us.
