(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
Study Helps
Interpretation
It is no new thing for those whom Christ loves, to be sick; bodily distempers correct the corruption, and try the graces of God's people.
Glossary
- Lazarus Person
- An abbreviation of Eleazar, whom God helps. (1. ) The brother of Mary and Martha of Bethany. He was raised from the dead after he had lain four days in the tomb ( John 11:1-44 ).
- Mary Person
- Hebrew Miriam. (1. ) The wife of Joseph, the mother of Jesus, called the “Virgin Mary,” though never so designated in Scripture ( Matt. 2:11 ; Acts 1:14 ). Little is known of her personal history.