John 11:3-5

Good News Translation

³ The sisters sent Jesus a message: “Lord, your dear friend is sick.”

⁴ When Jesus heard it, he said, “The final result of this sickness will not be the death of Lazarus; this has happened in order to bring glory to God, and it will be the means by which the Son of God will receive glory.”

⁵ Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.