John 11:47
King James Version
47 Then gathered the chief priests
and the Pharisees a council, and said,
What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
How does JESUS love?
We saw it from another post.
This time, we shall go into specifics.
Wherein the Bible speaks of His love for His friends --
Mary, Martha, and Lazarus.
And here's the story
John 11:1-3
King James Version
11 Now a certain man was sick,
named Lazarus, of Bethany,
the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
2 (It was that Mary
which anointed the Lord with ointment,
and wiped his feet with her hair,
whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying,
Lord, behold,
he whom thou lovest is sick.
John 11:4
King James Version
4 When 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.
John 11:5-6
King James Version
5 Now Jesus loved Martha,
and her sister, and Lazarus.
6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick,
he abode two days still
in the same place where he was.
John 11:7-8
King James Version
7 Then after that saith he to his disciples,
Let us go into Judaea again.
8 His disciples say unto him,
Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee;
and goest thou thither again?
John 11:9-11
King James Version
9 Jesus answered,
Are there not twelve hours in the day?
If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not,
because he seeth the light of this world.
10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth,
because there is no light in him.
11 These things said he:
and after that he saith unto them,
Our friend Lazarus sleepeth;
but I go,
that I may awake him
out of sleep.
John 11:12-13
King James Version
12 Then said his disciples,
Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death:
but they thought that he had spoken
of taking of rest in sleep.
John 11:14-16
King James Version
14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly,
Lazarus is dead.
15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there,
to the intent ye may believe;
nevertheless let us go unto him.
16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus,
unto his fellowdisciples,
Let us also go,
that we may die with him.
John 11:17-19
King James Version
17 Then when Jesus came,
he found that he had lain in the grave
four days already.
18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem,
about fifteen furlongs off:
19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary,
to comfort them concerning their brother.
John 11:20-22
King James Version
20 Then Martha,
as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming,
went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
21 Then said Martha unto Jesus,
Lord, if thou hadst been here,
my brother had not died.
22 But I know, that even now,
whatsoever thou wilt ask of God,
God will give it thee.
John 11:23
King James Version
23 Jesus saith unto her,
Thy brother shall rise again.
John 11:24-26
King James Version
24 Martha saith unto him,
I know that he shall rise again
in the resurrection
at the last day.
25 Jesus said unto her,
I am the resurrection, and the life:
he that believeth in me, though he were dead,
yet shall he live:
26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me
shall never die.
Believest thou this?
John 11:27-29
King James Version
27 She saith unto him,
Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ,
the Son of God, which should come into the world.
28 And when she had so said, she went her way,
and called Mary her sister secretly, saying,
The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
29 As soon as she heard that,
she arose quickly, and came unto him.
John 11:30-31
King James Version
30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town,
but was in that place where Martha met him.
31 The Jews then which were with her in the house,
and comforted her, when they saw Mary,
that she rose up hastily and went out,
followed her, saying,
She goeth unto the grave to weep there.
John 11:32
King James Version
32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was,
and saw him, she fell down at his feet,
saying unto him,
Lord, if thou hadst been here,
my brother had not died.
John 11:33-34
King James Version
33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping,
and the Jews also weeping which came with her,
he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.
34 And said,
Where have ye laid him?
They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
John 11:35
King James Version
35 Jesus wept.
John 11:36
King James Version
36 Then said the Jews,
Behold how he loved him!
John 11:37-38
King James Version
37 And some of them said,
Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind,
have caused that even this man should not have died?
38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself
cometh to the grave.
It was a cave,
and a stone lay upon it.
John 11:39-40
King James Version
39 Jesus said,
Take ye away the stone.
Martha, the sister of him that was dead,
saith unto him,
Lord, by this time he stinketh:
for he hath been dead four days.
40 Jesus saith unto her,
Said I not unto thee,
that, if thou wouldest believe,
thou shouldest see the glory of God?
John 11:41-43
King James Version
41 Then they took away the stone
from the place where the dead was laid.
And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said,
Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
42 And I knew that thou hearest me always:
but because of the people which stand by I said it,
that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
43 And when he thus had spoken,
he cried with a loud voice,
Lazarus, come forth.
John 11:44
King James Version
44 And he that was dead came forth,
bound hand and foot with graveclothes:
and his face was bound about with a napkin.
Jesus saith unto them,
Loose him, and let him go.
John 11:45-46
King James Version
45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary,
and had seen the things which Jesus did,
believed on him.
46 But some of them went their ways
to the Pharisees, and told them
what things Jesus had done.
This miracle proved unnerving for the chief priests and Pharisees.
They were waiting for an occasion to pin down something on JESUS.
This proved to be that perfect occasion.
John 11:53-54
King James Version
53 Then from that day forth
they took counsel together for to put him to death.
54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly
among the Jews; but went thence
unto a country near to the wilderness,
into a city called Ephraim,
and there continued with his disciples.
One question remains.
Based on the verses above, was Lazarus "the disciple JESUS loved"?
Or was it apostle John?
Why does it matter?
As Berean, we always look for accuracy.
That we may not mislead others.
Now, it's time to know what JESUS taught.
Mainly about two commandments.
Let's go to the FIRST.
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