1 A certain man, Lazarus, was ill. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. (
2 This was the Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped his feet with her hair. Her brother Lazarus was ill.)
3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, saying, "Lord, the one whom you love is ill."
4 When he heard this, Jesus said, "This illness isn’t fatal. It’s for the glory of God so that God’s Son can be glorified through it."
5 Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus.