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John 11:4

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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.”

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John 11:4 in other translations

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.

John 11:4 · American Standard Version

John 11:4 in context

  1. 2It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother, Lazarus, was sick.
  2. 3The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, “Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick.”
  3. 4But 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.”
  4. 5Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
  5. 6When therefore he heard that he was sick, he stayed two days in the place where he was.