Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair,(A) and it was her brother Lazarus who was sick. So the sisters sent a message to Him: “Lord, the one You love is sick.”

When Jesus heard it, He said, “This sickness will not end in death but is for the glory of God,(B) so that the Son of God(C) may be glorified through it.”

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(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) So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love(B) is sick.”

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.”

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