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Mary, Martha and Lazarus: the family in Bethany
Explore the sibling relationships of Mary, Martha and Lazarus, with sources from John’s account of their family in Bethany.
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John identifies Mary and Martha as sisters and Lazarus as their brother. This chart follows the family in Bethany. Mary is identified by this setting, and Lazarus is distinct from the man in the parable in Luke 16.
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Mary of Bethany Lazarus of Bethany is the brother of Mary of Bethany.
Source: John 11:2
It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
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Martha Lazarus of Bethany is the brother of Martha.
Source: John 11:1; John 11:2; John 11:3
Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha.
Read John 11:1It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
Read John 11:2The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, “Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick.”
Read John 11:3
Bible edition: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
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Mary of Bethany is the sister of Martha.
Source: John 11:1
Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha.
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Lazarus of Bethany is the brother of Mary of Bethany.
Source: John 11:2
It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
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Lazarus of Bethany is the brother of Martha.
Source: John 11:1; John 11:2; John 11:3
Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha.
Read John 11:1It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
Read John 11:2The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, “Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick.”
Read John 11:3
A question to carry into your reading
John 11 brings grief, love and hope into one family’s story. What do the sisters’ words and Jesus’ response help you notice about bringing sorrow to God?
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