Bible in Basic English
"Now a certain man named Lazarus was ill; he was of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha."
— John 11:1, Bible in Basic English
“Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.”
“Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha. ”
“Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha.”
“The Death of Lazarus Now a certain man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.”
“Now there was a certain man sick, named Lazarus, of Bethania, of the town of Mary and of Martha her sister.”
“Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.”
Now a certain man named Lazarus was ill; he was of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
(The Mary whose brother Lazarus was ill, was the Mary who put perfumed oil on the Lord and made his feet dry with her hair.)
So the sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, your dear friend is ill.
When this came to his ears, Jesus said, The end of this disease is not death, but the glory of God, so that the Son of God may have glory because of it.