John 11:1 meaning and explanation
At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
John 11:1, Berean Standard Bible
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John opens the story of Lazarus by placing it in a real time and place. Bethany was a small village near Jerusalem, and Lazarus lived there with his sisters Mary and Martha, close friends whom Jesus loved.
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