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The Death of Lazarus
Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
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.
(This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.)
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 word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.”
So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.”
When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.”
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.”
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days,
and then he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”
Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.”
“But Rabbi,” they said, “a short while ago the Jews there tried to stone you, and yet you are going back?”
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 of daylight? Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble, for they see by this world’s light.
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.
It is when a person walks at night that they stumble, for they have no light.”
But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”
After he had said this, he went on to tell them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up.”
After saying these things, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.”
His disciples replied, “Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.”
The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.”
Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.
Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep.
So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,
Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died,
and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
Jesus Comforts the Sisters of Lazarus
On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.
On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.
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.
and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother.
and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother.
When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.
So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house.
“Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.”
But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.”
Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.”
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;
and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”
After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. “The Teacher is here,” she said, “and is asking for you.”
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.”
When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him.
And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him.
Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him.
Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him.
When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house, comforting her, noticed how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
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 Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
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 Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
“Where have you laid him?” he asked.
“Come and see, Lord,” they replied.
“Come and see, Lord,” they replied.
And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.”
But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”
But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?”
Jesus Raises Lazarus From the Dead
Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
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.
“Take away the stone,” he said.
“But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.”
“But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.”
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.”
Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”
Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?”
So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me.
So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me.
I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent 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.”
When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.”
The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face.
Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”
Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”
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.”
The Plot to Kill Jesus
Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.
Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.
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,
But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin.
“What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man performing many signs.
“What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man performing many signs.
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 then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.”
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.”
Then one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, spoke up, “You know nothing at all!
But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all.
You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”
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.”
He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation,
He did not say this of his own accord, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,
and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.
and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
So from that day on they plotted to take his life.
So from that day on they made plans to put him to death.
Therefore Jesus no longer moved about publicly among the people of Judea. Instead he withdrew to a region near the wilderness, to a village called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples.
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.
When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, many went up from the country to Jerusalem for their ceremonial cleansing before the Passover.
Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover to purify themselves.
They kept looking for Jesus, and as they stood in the temple courts they asked one another, “What do you think? Isn’t he coming to the festival at all?”