John 11:4 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 11:4

This sickness is not unto death - The word “death” here is equivalent to remaining under death, Romans 6:23. “The wages of sin is death” - permanent or unchanging death, opposed to eternal life. Jesus evidently did not intend to deny that he would die. The words which he immediately adds show that he would expire, and that he would raise him up to show forth the power and glory of God. Compare John 11:11. Those words cannot be understood on any other supposition than that he expected to raise... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 11:3-6

John 11:3-6. Therefore his sisters Observing his sickness was of a dangerous kind, and therefore being full of concern for him, knowing where Jesus was, thought proper to send him word of it; for they firmly expected that he, who had cured so many strangers, would willingly come and give health to one whom he so tenderly loved. When Jesus heard this he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God The event of this sickness will not be death, in the usual sense of the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 11:1-44

BACK TO JUDEA116. Resurrection of Lazarus (John 11:1-44)While Jesus was still in the region between the Jordan and Jerusalem, he heard that his friend Lazarus, who lived in Bethany, was seriously ill. Jesus did not hurry to Bethany, because he knew that Lazarus was already dead. By raising him to life, Jesus would give unmistakable evidence of his unity with the Father (John 11:1-6).After waiting two days, Jesus decided to set out for Bethany. The disciples tried to stop him, fearing that the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 11:4

Jesus . App-98 . sickness . Greek. asthenia = weakness, not nosos, active disease. See note on Matthew 4:23 . not . Greek. ou, App-105 . for = for the purpose of. Greek huper. App-104 . the glory , &c. The glory of God and of His Son are one and the same. glory . See the book comments for John. God. App-98 . that = in order that. Greek. hina. the Son of God . App-98 . thereby = through (Greek. dia. App-104 .John 11:1; John 11:1 ) it. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 11:4

But 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.Not unto death ... meant that death would not be the end of the matter, but that the Son of God would be glorified in the event. This was evidently uttered in the presence of the messenger who brought Jesus the word of Lazarus' sickness; and there is every reason to believe that he reported this observation of Jesus to the sisters (John 11:40). read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 11:4

John 11:4. This sickness is not unto death,— Compare Mat 9:24 and Mark 5:39. All that our Lord could mean here was, that this sickness ofLazarus was not designed to end in his death, considered as a final removal from this world; and indeed, our Lord so fully explains afterwards what he meant by this ambiguous speech, that nothing can reasonably be objected to it: but it is aremarkable instance of the candour and fidelity of the evangelists here, and in the places above quoted, so exactly to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 11:4

4. When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death—to result in death. but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby—that is, by this glory of God. (See Greek.) Remarkable language this, which from creature lips would have been intolerable. It means that the glory of GOD manifested in the resurrection of dead Lazarus would be shown to be the glory, personally and immediately, of THE SON. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 11:1-16

Lazarus’ death 11:1-16In this pericope John stressed Jesus’ deliberate purpose in allowing Lazarus to die and the reality of his death. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 11:1-44

1. The seventh sign: raising Lazarus 11:1-44Jesus had presented Himself as the Water of Life, the Bread of Life, and the Light of Life. Now He revealed Himself as the resurrection and the life. This was the seventh and last of Jesus’ miraculous signs that John recorded, and it was the most powerful revelation of His true identity. [Note: See Edersheim, 2:308.] It shows Jesus’ authority over humankind’s greatest and last enemy: death. Some scholars view Jesus’ resurrection as one of His signs.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 11:4

Jesus meant that Lazarus would not die in the final sense, though this sickness did prove fatal. His immediate death would result in resurrection and the revelation of Jesus as God’s Son (cf. John 9:3). In this Gospel, God’s "glory" is usually a reference to His self-revelation rather than the praise that comes to Him (cf. John 1:14-18; John 5:23; John 12:28; John 17:4). [Note: Carson, The Gospel . . ., p. 406.] Ironically this miracle displayed Jesus’ identity as God’s Son, but it also led to... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 11:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 11:3-6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 11:1-44

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 11:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 11:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 11:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 11:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 11:1-16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 11:1-44

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 11:4

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