Verses of John 11
John 11:3 Commentary - Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
1 ) "Therefore his sister sent unto him, saying," (apesteilan oun hoi adelphai pros auton legousai) "Then the sisters (Mary and Martha) sent (a message) to him saying," directly instructing the person authorized to bear the report to Jesus who was in Bethabara (the Bethany) beyond Jordan in Perea, where He had come some thirty miles northeast from Bethany, where Lazarus lay ill, Joh 1:28; Joh 10:40.
2) "Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick." (kurie ide on phileis asthenei) "Lord look (this way) the one you love ails," is sick, exists in a physically debilitating condition. The sisters were intimate friends of Jesus and turned to Him, as "friend-to-friend,'' who "loveth at all times,'' in this hour of anxious care, Pro 17:17.
Martha, Mary, and Lazarus were three of His most devout disciples in Judea, Joh 7:3. They did not request Him to come, but the message was apparently a veiled desire that He come to them in this crisis hour, Joh 4:49; For they knew of His power of healing and power over death, Mat 8:8; Mat 9:18.
Verses of John 11
Consult other comments:
John 11:3 - The Greek Testament
John 11:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
John 11:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
John 11:3 - Calvin's Complete Commentary
John 11:3 - The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
John 11:3 - Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
John 11:3 - Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
John 11:3 - Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
John 11:3 - Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)
John 11:3 - Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
John 11:3 - The Expositor’s Greek Testament by Robertson
John 11:3 - Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
John 11:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
John 11:3 - Gnomon of the New Testament
John 11:3 - Godet Commentary (Luke, John, Romans and 1 Corinthians)
John 11:3 - Henry Alford's Greek Testament
John 11:3 - Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
John 11:3 - Neighbour's Wells of Living Water
John 11:3 - Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer's New Testament Commentary
John 11:3 - Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
John 11:3 - English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
John 11:3 - Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
John 11:3 - Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament
John 11:3 - A Popular Commentary on the New Testament
John 11:3 - John Trapp's Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
John 11:3 - The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
John 11:3 - Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
John 11:3 - Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary

The Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary of the Whole Bible was originally published as a 23-volume set by Albert Garner (principal author) along with J. C. Howes, G.F. Crumley, and Eugene Garner in 1985. The Blessed Hope Foundation has released this digital edition into the public domain.