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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on John 11:5
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 1871
John 11:5 · Douay-Rheims
“Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister Mary, and Lazarus.”
On this verse:
“Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus--what a picture!--one that in every age has attracted the admiration of the whole Christian Church. No wonder that those miserable skeptics who have carped at the ethical system of the Gospel, as not embracing private friendships in the list of its virtues, have been referred to the Saviour's peculiar regard for this family as a triumphant refutation, if such were needed.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.