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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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Not Death's Final Word
Commentators agree that when Jesus said the sickness was "not unto death," he didn't mean Lazarus wouldn't physically die. Rather, he was speaking of the ultimate outcome. Scholars like Spurgeon and Calvin explain that Jesus, seeing the end from the beginning, knew death would only be a temporary "interlude" before the greater miracle of resurrection, which was the true final result of the illness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This sickness is not unto death. The word death here is equivalent to remaining in death, as in Romans 6:23: The wag…
Heard it (ακουσας). The messenger delivered the message of the sisters. The reply of Jesus is for him and for the apostles.
19th Century
Anglican
When Jesus heard that, he said: These words are not simply an answer sent to the sisters, but the uttered thought which a…
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Baptist
When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death,-
That was not to be the end of it; God had quite another purpose i…
Jesus’ reaction was optimistic and purposeful. He gave assurance to the disciples that Lazarus’s illness would not terminate in death, and stated t…
16th Century
Protestant
Now Jesus, having heard this, said, This sickness is not to death. He intended by this reply to free his disciples from anxiety, so that t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
When Jesus heard that ;
That his friend Lazarus was sick,
he said ;
either…
It is no new thing for those whom Christ loves to be sick; physical illnesses correct corruption and test the graces of God's people. He did not co…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Above, our Lord shows His life-giving power by word; here He confirms it with a miracle by raising Lazarus from the dead.
First, w…
