In John 11, is the focus on how much Mary and Martha loved Jesus or how much Jesus loved them?
John 11 centers on how much Jesus loved Lazarus, Mary, and Martha, not on how much they loved Him. The chapter highlights His love for them, and when Jesus wept, the Jews said, “Look how He loved them,” not how much they loved Him.
Les explains that in John chapter 11, the account of Lazarus, the emphasis all through the chapter is not how much Mary and Martha loved Jesus, but how much He loved them. When the short verse says Jesus wept, the Jews in the area of Lazarus and Martha’s home responded, “Look how He loved them,” not how much they loved Him. Les applies this by saying we must constantly remember that it isn’t how much we love Him, but how much He loved us, saved us, and kept us.
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In John 11 and the Lazarus account, whose love is emphasized—Mary and Martha's or Jesus'?
Throughout John 11 and the account of Lazarus, the emphasis is not on how much Mary and Martha loved Jesus but on how much Jesus loved them.