John 11:5 (DRB)

Passage

Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister Mary and Lazarus.

Nearby Context

John 11:3 His sisters therefore sent to him, saying: Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

John 11:4 And Jesus hearing it, said to them: This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God: that the Son of God may be glorified by it.

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

John 11:6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he still remained in the same place two days.

John 11:7 Then after that, he said to his disciples: Let us go into Judea again.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "loved", "martha", "sister", "mary", and "lazarus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "loved", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And Jesus hearing it said to them..." into verse 6's "When he had heard therefore that he...", so "jesus" and "loved" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jesus" and "loved" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.