John Ch.11
The Death of Lazarus John Ch.11 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. {Mary is the one who will be forever remembered: Who overtly worshipped the Lord. For the story of Mary, Martha and Lazarus, see Luke 10:38-42} 3 So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” “The one whom you love.” John, the writer of this Gospel, identifies himself, using identical terms: See ch.13:3, 19:26, 20:2 & 21:7. This is what happens when the love of the Lord so permeates a person’s heart, that they see themselves no other way, except as “one who is loved by him”. For Lazarus and his sisters, as well as John, encountering Jesus has been life-changing to the point where there has been a change of identity - and even of name! 4 But when Jesus heard it he said,...