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The Death of Lazarus
Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
The Raising of Lazarus
A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha.
A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha.
It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill.
So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.”
So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.”
But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
But when Jesus heard about it he said, “Lazarus’s sickness will not end in death. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this.”
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus,
he stayed where he was for the next two days.
Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.”
Finally, he said to his disciples, “Let’s go back to Judea.”
The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?”
Jesus answered, “Are 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.
Jesus replied, “There are twelve hours of daylight every day. During the day people can walk safely. They can see because they have the light of this world.
But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”
But at night there is danger of stumbling because they have no light.”
After saying these things, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.”
Then he said, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up.”
The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.”
The disciples said, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will soon get better!”
Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep.
They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was simply sleeping, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died.
and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
And for your sakes, I’m glad I wasn’t there, for now you will really believe. Come, let’s go see him.”
I Am the Resurrection and the Life
Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days.
Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days.
When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already been in his grave for four days.
and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother.
and many of the people had come to console Martha and Mary in their loss.
So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house.
When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed in the house.
Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.
But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.”
But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask.”
Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
Jesus told her, “Your brother will rise again.”
Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.”
“Yes,” Martha said, “he will rise when everyone else rises, at the last day.”
and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?”
She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”
“Yes, Lord,” she told him. “I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God.”
Jesus Weeps
When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”
When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”
Then she returned to Mary. She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her, “The Teacher is here and wants to see you.”
Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him.
Jesus had stayed outside the village, at the place where Martha met him.
When the Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there.
When the people who were at the house consoling Mary saw her leave so hastily, they assumed she was going to Lazarus’s grave to weep. So they followed her there.
Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
When Mary arrived and saw Jesus, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.”
“Where have you put him?” he asked them.
They told him, “Lord, come and see.”
They told him, “Lord, come and see.”
So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”
The people who were standing nearby said, “See how much he loved him!”
But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?”
But some said, “This man healed a blind man. Couldn’t he have kept Lazarus from dying?”
Jesus Raises Lazarus
Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
Jesus was still angry as he arrived at the tomb, a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance.
Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days.”
“Roll the stone aside,” Jesus told them.
But Martha, the dead man’s sister, protested, “Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible.”
But Martha, the dead man’s sister, protested, “Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible.”
Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?”
Jesus responded, “Didn’t I tell you that you would see God’s glory if you believe?”
So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me.
So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, thank you for hearing me.
I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.”
You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.”
When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.”
Then Jesus shouted, “Lazarus, come out!”
The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”
And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, “Unwrap him and let him go!”
The Plot to Kill Jesus
Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him,
Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him,
The Plot to Kill Jesus
Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen.
but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
But some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council and said, “What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.
If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”
But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all.
Nor do you understand that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish.”
You don’t realize that it’s better for you that one man should die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed.”
He did not say this of his own accord, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,
He did not say this on his own; as high priest at that time he was led to prophesy that Jesus would die for the entire nation.
and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
And not only for that nation, but to bring together and unite all the children of God scattered around the world.
So from that day on they made plans to put him to death.
So from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus’ death.
Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and there he stayed with the disciples.
As a result, Jesus stopped his public ministry among the people and left Jerusalem. He went to a place near the wilderness, to the village of Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples.
Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover to purify themselves.
It was now almost time for the Jewish Passover celebration, and many people from all over the country arrived in Jerusalem several days early so they could go through the purification ceremony before Passover began.
They kept looking for Jesus, but as they stood around in the Temple, they said to each other, “What do you think? He won’t come for Passover, will he?”