Now. The raising of Lazarus from the dead, being a work of Christ beyond measure great, the most stupendous of all he had hitherto performed, and beyond all others calculated to evince his Divine majesty, was therefore purposely recorded by the Evangelist John; while it was omitted by the other Evangelists, probably, as Grotius supposes, because they wrote their histories during the life of Lazarus, and they did not mention him for fear of exciting the malice of the Jews against him; as we find from ch.

John 12:10 But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;

, that they sought to put him to death, that our Lord might not have such a monument of his power and goodness remaining in the land.

was sick.

John 11:3,6 Therefore his sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom you love is sick...

Genesis 48:1 And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, your father is sick: and he took with him his two sons...

2 Kings 20:1-12 In those days was Hezekiah sick to death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, Thus said the LORD...

Acts 9:37 And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.

Lazarus.

John 11:5,11 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus...

John 12:2,9,17 There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him...

Luke 16:20-25 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores...

Bethany.

John 12:1 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

Matthew 21:17 And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.

Mark 11:1 And when they came near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sends forth two of his disciples,

Mary.

Luke 10:38-42 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village...