King James Version
John 11:1 in the King James Version says “Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.” — study this verse from John chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.”
John 11:1 · KJV
Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
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“of”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“her”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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