John 11:5 (LSB)

Passage

Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

Nearby Context

John 11:3 So the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”

John 11:4 But when Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness is not to end in death, but is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.”

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

John 11:6 So when He heard that he was sick, He then stayed two days in the place where He was.

John 11:7 Then after this He said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "loved", "martha", "sister", 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 "But when Jesus heard this He said..." into verse 6's "So when He heard that he was...", 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.