John 11 · Verse 5

John 11:5

Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
John 11:5, King James Version

John 11:5 in other translations

BSBNow Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
WEBNow Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
ASVNow Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
YLTAnd Jesus was loving Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus,
DARBYNow Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
BBENow Jesus had love in his heart for Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
WebsterNow Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

What does John 11:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 11:3-5

3-5. his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, he whom thou lovest is sick--a most womanly appeal, yet how reverential, to the known affection of her Lord for the patient. (See Joh 11:5, 11). "Those whom Christ loves are no more exempt than others from their share of earthly trouble and anguish: rather are they bound over to it more surely" [Trench].

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus - Therefore his staying two days longer in Bethabara was not through lack of affection for this distressed family, but merely that he might have a more favorable opportunity of proving to them how much he loved them. Christ never denies a less favor, but in order to confer a greater. God's delays, in answering prayers offered to him by persons in distress, are often proofs of his purpose to confer some great kindness, and they are also proofs that his wisdom finds it necessary to permit an increase of the affliction, that his goodness may be more conspicuous in its removal.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 11:1-6

It is no new thing for those whom Christ loves, to be sick; bodily distempers correct the corruption, and try the graces of God's people. He came not to preserve his people from these afflictions, but to save them from their sins, and from the wrath to come; however, it behoves us to apply to Him in behalf of our friends and relatives when sick and afflicted. Let this reconcile us to the darkest dealings of…

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John 11:5 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἨγάπαĒgapawas lovingG25
δὲdenowG1161
ὁho<the>G3588
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
τὴνtēn<the>G3588
ΜάρθανMarthanMarthaG3136
καὶkaiandG2532
τὴνtēntheG3588
ἀδελφὴνadelphēnsisterG79
αὐτῆςautēsof herG846
καὶkaiandG2532
τὸνton<the>G3588
Λάζαρον.LazaronLazarus.G2976

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 11:5

  • John 15:9-13

    As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. …

  • John 11:36

    Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!

  • John 17:26

    And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

  • John 16:27

    For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

  • John 11:8

    His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
loved.
8,36; 15:9-13; 16:27; 17:26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • John 11:4

    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.

  • John 11:5

    Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

  • John 11:6

    When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

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John 11:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y amaba Jesús á Marta, y á su hermana, y á Lázaro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Or Jésus aimait Marthe, et sa sœur, et Lazare.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jesus aber liebte die Martha und ihre Schwester und den Lazarus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Diligebat autem Jesus Martham, et sororem ejus Mariam, et Lazarum.