John 11:1

King James Version (KJV)

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

Translations

John 11:1 - Amplified Bible

NOW A certain man named Lazarus was ill. He was of Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.

John 11:1 - American Standard Version

Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

John 11:1 - Bible in Basic English

Now a certain man named Lazarus was ill; he was of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

John 11:1 - Darby Bible

Now there was a certain [man] sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister.

John 11:1 - English Standard Version

Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

John 11:1 - King James Version

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

John 11:1 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y estaba enfermo cierto hombre llamado Lázaro, de Betania, la aldea de Marìa y de su hermana Marta.

John 11:1 - The Message

Aman was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. This was the same Mary who massaged the Lord’s feet with aromatic oils and then wiped them with her hair. It was her brother Lazarus who was sick. So the sisters sent word to Jesus, "Master, the one you love so very much is sick."

John 11:1 - New American Standard Bible

Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

John 11:1 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Estaba enfermo cierto hombre llamado Lázaro, de Betania, la aldea de Marìa y de su hermana Marta.

John 11:1 - World English Bible

Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha.

John 11:1 - Young's Living Translation

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

John 11:1 - Additional Comments

This story starts out not with Lazarus's death, but with that he was sick.
Bethany was a small town less than two miles from Jerusalem, just southeast of the city.
Note that Mary was the one honored, for it was the town of Mary, and Martha was merely listed as her sister. Why? Mary was the one who honored Jesus. See verse 2.

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