John Chapter 11, Verse 3
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3: απεστειλαν ουν αι αδελφαι προς αυτον λεγουσαι κυριε ιδε ον φιλεις ασθενει
3: Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he
whom thou lovest is sick.
3: His sisters therefore sent to him, saying: Lord, behold, he whom
thou lovest is sick.
Whom thou lovest, Jn 11:5. The members of this family were among the few peculiar and intimate friends of Jesus. He was much with them, and showed them marks of special friendship Lk 10:38ff, and they bestowed upon him peculiar proof of affection in return. This shows that special attachments are lawful for Christians, and that those friendships are peculiarly lovely which are tempered and sweetened with the spirit of Christ. Friendships should always be cemented by religion, and one main end of those attachments should be to aid one another in the great business of preparing to die.
Sent unto him. They believed that he had power to heal him (Jn 11:21), though they did not then seem to suppose that he could raise him if he died. Perhaps there were two reasons why they sent for him; one, because they supposed he would be desirous of seeing his friend; the other, because they supposed he could restore him. In sickness we should implore the aid and presence of Jesus. He only can restore us and our friends; he only can perform for us the office of a friend when all other friends fail; and he only can cheer us with the hope of a blessed resurrection.
