John 11:1 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹ Now a certain man named Lazarus, from Bethany, became sick. Bethany was the town where Mary and her sister Martha lived. [See 11:18].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ NOW A certain man named Lazarus was ill. He was of Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

Common English Bible

¹ A certain man, Lazarus, was ill. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. (

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Now there was a certain sick man, Lazarus of Bethania, from the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

John 11:1 Cross References

John 12:17

The crowd of people that was with Jesus [and saw Him] when He called Lazarus out of the grave and raised him from the dead, gave testimony [about all this].

John 12:9

When a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there [in Bethany], they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus whom He had raised from the dead.

John 11:11

After saying these things He said to His disciples, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going to wake him up.”

Matthew 21:17

He then left them and went out of the city [of Jerusalem] to Bethany [Note: This was a small village near Bethphage] and stayed there [i.e., probably at the home of Mary, Martha and Lazarus. See John 11:1].

Acts 9:37

But as time went on, she became [very] sick and [eventually] died. Her body was washed [by the women attendants] and placed in an upstairs room [during the mourning process].

John 11:3

So, the sisters sent [someone] to Him, saying, “Look, Lord, the person you love [i.e., your dear friend, Lazarus] is sick.”

Mark 11:1

And when they [all] approached Jerusalem, and came close to Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives [Note: These small villages were about two miles east of Jerusalem], He sent two of His disciples on ahead,

John 11:18

Now Bethany was close to Jerusalem, [being] fewer than two miles away,

John 11:19

and many of Martha and Mary’s Jewish friends had come to comfort them over [the loss of] their brother.