Now a certain
man
was sick
, Lazarus
of aBethany
, the village
of Mary
and her sister
bMartha
.
It was the Mary who aanointed
bthe Lord
with ointment
, and wiped
His feet
with her hair
, whose
brother
Lazarus
was sick
.
So the sisters
sent
word to Him, saying
, " aLord
, behold
, bhe whom
You love
is sick
."
But when Jesus heard
this, He said
, "This
sickness
is not to end
in death
, but for athe glory
of God
, so
that the Son
of God
may be glorified
by it."
Now Jesus
loved
aMartha
and her sister
and Lazarus
.
So when
He heard
that he was sick
, He then
stayed
two
days
longer in the place
where
He was.
Then after
this
He *said
to the disciples
, " aLet us go
to Judea
again
."
The disciples *said
to Him, " aRabbi
, the Jews
were just
now
seeking
bto stone
You, and are You going
there
again
?"
Jesus answered
, " aAre there
not twelve
hours
in the day
? If
anyone
walks
in the day
, he does not stumble
, because
he sees
the light
of this
world
.
"But if anyone
walks
in the night
, he stumbles
, because
the light
is not in him."
This He said
, and after
that He *said
to them, "Our afriend
Lazarus
bhas fallen
asleep
; but I go
, so
that I may awaken
him out of sleep
."
The disciples then
said
to Him, "Lord
, if
he has fallen
asleep
, he will 1recover
."
Now aJesus
had spoken
of his death
, but they thought
that He was speaking
of 1literal
sleep
.
So Jesus
then
said
to them plainly
, "Lazarus
is dead
,
and I am glad
for your sakes
that I was not there
, so
that you may believe
; but let us go
to him."
aTherefore Thomas
, who is called
1 bDidymus
, said
to his fellow
disciples
, "Let us also
go
, so
that we may die
with Him."
So when Jesus
came
, He found
that he had already
been
in the tomb
afour
days
.
Now aBethany
was near
Jerusalem
, about
1two
miles
off
;
and many of athe Jews
had come
to bMartha
and Mary
, cto console
them concerning
their brother
.
aMartha therefore
, when
she heard
that Jesus
was coming
, went
to meet
Him, but aMary
1stayed
at the house
.
Martha then
said
to Jesus
, " aLord
, bif
You had been
here
, my brother
would not have died
.
"Even now
I know
that awhatever
You ask
of God
, God
will give
You."
Jesus *said
to her, "Your brother
will rise
again
."
Martha *said
to Him, " aI know
that he will rise
again
in the resurrection
on the last
day
."
Jesus said
to her, " aI am
the resurrection
and the life
; he who believes
in Me will live
even
if
he dies
,
and everyone who lives
and believes
in Me awill never
die
. Do you believe
this
?"
She *said to Him, "Yes
, Lord
; I have believed
that You are 1 athe Christ
, the Son
of God
, even 2 bHe who comes
into the world
."
When she had said this
, she awent
away
and called
Mary
her sister
, saying
secretly
, " bThe Teacher
is here
and is calling
for you."
And when she heard
it, she *got
up quickly
and was coming
to Him.
Now Jesus
had not yet
come
into the village
, but awas still
in the place
where
Martha
met
Him.
aThen the Jews
who were with her in the house
, and bconsoling
her, when they saw
that Mary
got
up quickly
and went
out, they followed
her, supposing
that she was going
to the tomb
to weep
there
.
Therefore, when
Mary
came
where
Jesus
was, she saw
Him, and fell
at His feet
, saying
to Him, " aLord
, bif
You had been
here
, my brother
would not have died
."
When Jesus
therefore
saw
her weeping
, and athe Jews
who came
with her also weeping
, He bwas deeply
moved
in spirit
and 1 cwas troubled
,
and said, "Where
have you laid
him?" They *said
to Him, "Lord
, come
and see
."
Jesus awept
.
So athe Jews
were saying
, "See
how
He bloved
him!"
But some of them said
, "Could
not this
man
, who aopened
the eyes
of the blind
man
, 1have
kept
this
man
also
from dying
?"
So Jesus
, again
being deeply
moved
within
, *came
to the tomb
. Now
it was a acave
, and a stone
was lying
against
it.
Jesus *said
, "Remove
the stone
." Martha
, the sister
of the deceased
, *said
to Him, "Lord
, by this
time
1there will be a stench
, for he has been
dead afour
days
."
Jesus *said
to her, " aDid I not say
to you that if
you believe
, you will see
the glory
of God
?"
So they removed
the astone
. Then
Jesus
braised
His eyes
, and said
, " cFather
, I thank
You that You have heard
Me.
"I knew that You always
hear
Me; but abecause
of the 1people
standing
around
I said
it, so
that they may believe
that bYou sent
Me."
When He had said these
things
, He cried
out with a loud
voice
, "Lazarus
, come
forth
."
The man who had died came
forth
, abound
hand
and foot
with wrappings
, and bhis face
was wrapped
around
with a cloth
. Jesus
*said
to them, "Unbind
him, and let
him go
."
aTherefore many
of the Jews
bwho came
to Mary
, and csaw
what
He had done
, believed
in Him.
But some of them went
to the aPharisees
and told
them the things which
Jesus
had done
.
Therefore athe chief
priests
and the Pharisees
bconvened
a ccouncil
, and were saying
, "What
are we doing
? For this
man
is performing
many
1 dsigns
.
"If we let
Him go on like
this
, all
men
will believe
in Him, and the Romans
will come
and take
away
both
our aplace
and our nation
."
But one of them, aCaiaphas
, bwho was high
priest
that year
, said
to them, "You know
nothing
at all
,
nor do you take
into account
that ait is expedient
for you that one
man
die
for the people
, and that the whole
nation
not perish
."
Now he did not say
this
1on his own
initiative
, but abeing
high
priest
that year
, he prophesied
that Jesus
was going
to die
for the nation
,
and not for the nation only
, but in order
that He might also
agather
together
into one
the children
of God
who are scattered
abroad
.
So from that day
on they aplanned
together
to kill
Him.
Therefore Jesus
ano
longer
continued to walk
publicly
among
the Jews
, but went
away
from there
to the country
near
the wilderness
, into a city
called
bEphraim
; and there
He stayed
with the disciples
.
Now athe Passover
of the Jews
was near
, and many
went
up to Jerusalem
out of the country
before
the Passover
bto purify
themselves
.
So they awere seeking
for Jesus
, and were saying
to one
another
as they stood
in the temple
, "What
do you think
; that He will not come
to the feast
at all
?"
Now athe chief
priests
and the Pharisees
had given
orders
that if
anyone
knew
where
He was, he was to report
it, so
that they might seize
Him.