4And Jesus hearing it, said to them: This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God: that the Son of God may be glorified by it.


In Context

1 NOW there was a certain man sick, named Lazarus, of Bethania, of the town of Mary and Martha her sister.

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

3 His sisters therefore sent to him, saying: Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

4 And Jesus hearing it, said to them: This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God: that the Son of God may be glorified by it.

5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister Mary, and Lazarus.

6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he still remained in the same place two days.

John 11:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:4When 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:4When he heard this, Jesus said, "This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God's glory so that God's Son may be glorified through it."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:4But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:4But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:4But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:4When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:4But 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.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:4and Jesus having heard, said, 'This ailment is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:4When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.