² (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.)^{(A) 3} So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love^(B) is sick.”

⁴ When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory^(C) so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.”