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.'


In Context

1 And there was a certain one ailing, Lazarus, from Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister —

2 and it was Mary who did anoint the Lord with ointment, and did wipe his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ailing —

3 therefore sent the sisters unto him, saying, 'Sir, lo, he whom thou dost love is ailing;'

4 and 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.'

5 And Jesus was loving Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus,

6 when, therefore, he heard that he is ailing, then indeed he remained in the place in which he was 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:4And 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.

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 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.