John 11:5 (YLT)

Passage

And Jesus was loving Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus,

Nearby Context

John 11:3 therefore sent the sisters unto him, saying, `Sir, lo, he whom thou dost love is ailing;'

John 11:4 and Jesus having heard, said, `This ailment is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.'

John 11:5 And Jesus was loving Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus,

John 11:6 when, therefore, he heard that he is ailing, then indeed he remained in the place in which he was two days,

John 11:7 then after this, he saith to the disciples, `We may go to Judea again;'

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "and Jesus having heard said This ailment..." into verse 6's "when therefore he heard that he is...", so "jesus" and "loving" 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 "loving" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.