“Many men, when they see any of those who are pleasing to God suffering anything terrible, as, for instance, having fallen into sickness, or poverty, and any other the like, are offended, not knowing that to those especially dear to God it belongeth to endure these things; since Lazarus also was one of the friends of C…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — Homily on the Gospel of John 62
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1Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
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— John 11:1 —
2(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
3Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.