John 11:2-4

International Standard Version

²Mary was the woman who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair. Her brother Lazarus was the one who was ill. ³So the sisters sent word to Jesus^[a] and told him, “Lord, the one whom you love is ill.”

⁴But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness isn’t meant to end in death. It’s for God’s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

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Footnotes

John 11:3 Lit. sent to him

John 11:2-4

New International Version

²(This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.)^(A) ³So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love^(B) is sick.”

⁴When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory^(C) so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.”

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John 11:2-4

King James Version

²(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

³Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

⁴When 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.

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John 11:2-4

English Standard Version

²^(A)It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. ³So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, ^(B)he whom you love is ill.” ⁴But when Jesus heard it he said, ^(C)“This illness does not lead to death. It is for ^(D)the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”