John

John 11:3–4

³So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”

⁴When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

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John 11:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
the	αἱ	hai	Article - Nominative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
sisters	ἀδελφαὶ	adelphai	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G79 a sister
sent	ἀπέστειλαν	apesteilan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss
word	λέγουσαι	legousai	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural	G3004 I say, speak
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
Lord	Κύριε	Kyrie	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
the	ὃν	hon	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
You love	φιλεῖς	phileis	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G5368 I love, kiss
is sick	ἀσθενεῖ	asthenei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G770 I am weak, sick

John 11:4

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
heard	Ἀκούσας	Akousas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G191 I hear, listen
He said	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
This	Αὕτη	Hautē	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
sickness	ἀσθένεια	astheneia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G769 want of strength, weakness, illness
will	ἔστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
end in	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
death	θάνατον	thanaton	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2288 death
No	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
for	ὑπὲρ	hyper	Preposition	G5228 in behalf of, above
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
glory	δόξης	doxēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Son	Υἱὸς	Huios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5207 a son, descendent
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
may be glorified	δοξασθῇ	doxasthē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1392 I glorify, honor, bestow glory on
through	δι’	di’	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
it	αὐτῆς	autēs	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Cross-references

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John 11:3 John 11:5 · Revelation 3:19 · Hebrews 12:6–7 · Psalm 16:3 · John 13:23 · John 11:11 · John 11:36 · 2 Timothy 4:20 · Genesis 22:2 · Philippians 2:26–27

John 11:4 John 11:40 · John 9:3 · 1 Peter 4:14 · John 5:23 · John 17:5 · Mark 5:39–42 · 1 Peter 4:11 · John 13:31–32 · John 2:11 · John 17:1 · John 12:28 · John 8:54

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.