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Butδὲwhen Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςheard it,ἀκούσαςhe said,εἶπεν“ThisΑὕτηillnessἡ ἀσθένειαis notοὐκ ἔστινtoπρὸςdeath,θάνατονbutἀλλ’forὑπὲρthe gloryτῆς δόξηςof God,τοῦ θεοῦso thatἵναthe Sonὁ υἱὸςof Godτοῦ θεοῦmay be glorifiedδοξασθῇthroughδι’it.”αὐτῆς
John 11:4
Study it in the app“But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness is not to death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.””
With the Greek beneath
John 11:4, word by word
- when JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- heard itἀκούσαςakousas
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akousas” appears- he saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- illnessἀσθένειαastheneia
illness
A bodily ailment that takes away health and needs healing.
Where else “astheneia” appears- is notἔστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- deathθάνατονthanaton
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanaton” appears- the gloryδόξηςdoxēs
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxēs” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- the Sonυἱὸςhuios
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huios” appears- may be glorifiedδοξασθῇdoxasthēi
glorify
Glorify: honor, give glory.
Where else “doxasthēi” appears
The context
3So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, look, the one you hold dear is sick.”
4 · This verse (above)
5Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
To study John 11 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus do when he arrives at Lazarus's tomb and sees Mary and those with her weeping? (vv. 32-44)
2. What it means
Jesus tells Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life.” What does he ask her next, and how does she answer? (vv. 25-27)
3. How I live it
Jesus wept with those who wept (v. 35). How can you accompany someone who is grieving today?