John 11:1 BSB — MannaFest

John 11:1

At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

BSB

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ASV

Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

KJV

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

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Commentary

6 voices

Bede

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (735)

(non occ.) After our Lord had departed to the other side of Jordan, it happened that Lazarus fell sick: A certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany.In some copies the copulative conjunction precedes, to mark the connection with the words preceding. (ἢν δέ τις, now a certain man.) Lazarus signifies helped. Of all the dead which our Lord raised, he was most helped, for he had lain dead four days, when our Lord raised him to life.

The record, by era

The Reformation1 voice

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

And one named Lazarus was sick. The Evangelist passes on to another narrative, which contains a miracle eminently worthy of being recorded. For not only did Christ give a remarkable proof of his Divine power in raising Lazarus, but he likewise placed before our eyes a lively image of our future resurrection.

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Now a certain man was sick,.... Very likely of a fever; Nonnus calls it a morbid fire, a hot and burning disease: named Lazarus of Bethany; for his name, which the Ethiopic version reads "Eleazar", and the Persic version "Gazarus", See Gill on Luk 16:24; and for the place Bethany; see Gill on Mat 21:1, See Gill on Mat 21:

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Here was a brother named Lazarus; his Hebrew name probably was Eleazar, which being contracted, and a Greek termination put to it, is made Lazarus. Perhaps in prospect of this history our Saviour made use of the name of Lazarus in that parable wherein he designed to set forth the blessedness of the righteous in the bosom of Abraham immediately after death, Luke xvi.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

A certain man was sick - The resurrection of Lazarus has been recorded only by John. Various reasons have been conjectured why the other evangelists did not mention so signal a miracle. The most probable is, that at the time they wrote Lazarus was still living. The miracle was well known, and yet to have recorded it might have exposed Lazarus to opposition and persecution from the Jews. See Joh 12:10-11. Besides, John wrote for Christians who were out of Palestine. The other gospels were written chiefly for those who were in Judea.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

(1869)

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἦν	Ēn	Was	G1510 →
δέ	de	now	G1161 →
τις	tis	a certain [man]	G5100 →
ἀσθενῶν,	asthenōn	ailing,	G770 →
Λάζαρος	Lazaros	Lazarus	G2976 →
ἀπὸ	apo	of	G575 →
Βηθανίας	Bēthanias	Bethany	G963 →
ἐκ	ek	of	G1537 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
κώμης	kōmēs	village	G2968 →
Μαρίας	Marias	of Mary	G3137 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Μάρθας	Marthas	Martha	G3136 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
ἀδελφῆς	adelphēs	sister	G79 →
αὐτῆς·	autēs	of her;	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 11:11
After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”
leads to
- Daniel 12:2
  And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.
- John 11:13
  They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus.
- Matthew 27:52
  The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:10
  He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.
- John 11:43–44
  After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
Through
John 12:17
Meanwhile, many people continued to testify that they had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead.
leads to
- 1 John 5:9–12
  Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son.
- Revelation 1:2
  who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Through
John 12:9
Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
leads to
- Acts 4:14
  And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in response.