María, cuyo hermano Lázaro estaba enfermo, fue la que ungió al Señor(A) con perfume y le secó los pies con sus cabellos(B). Las hermanas entonces mandaron a decir a Jesús[a]: Señor(C), mira, el que tú amas(D) está enfermo. Cuando Jesús lo oyó, dijo: Esta enfermedad no es para muerte, sino para la gloria de Dios(E), para que el Hijo de Dios sea glorificado por medio de ella.

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Footnotes

  1. Juan 11:3 Lit., El

(A)It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”

When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God 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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