¹ Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

² (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

³ Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

⁴ When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

⁵ Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

⁶ When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

⁷ Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

⁸ His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

⁹ Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

¹⁰ But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

¹¹ These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

¹² Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.

¹³ Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

¹⁴ Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

¹⁵ And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

¹⁶ Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.

¹⁷ Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

¹⁸ Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:

¹⁹ And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

²⁰ Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

²¹ Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

²² But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.

²³ Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

²⁴ Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

²⁵ Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

²⁶ And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

²⁷ She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

²⁸ And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.

²⁹ As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.

³⁰ Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.

³¹ The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.

³² Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

³³ When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.

³⁴ And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.

³⁵ Jesus wept.

³⁶ Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!

³⁷ And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

³⁸ Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

³⁹ Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

⁴⁰ Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

⁴¹ Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

⁴² And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

⁴³ And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

⁴⁴ And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

⁴⁵ Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

⁴⁶ But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.

⁴⁷ Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

⁴⁸ If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

⁴⁹ And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

⁵⁰ Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

⁵¹ And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;

⁵² And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

⁵³ Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

⁵⁴ Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

⁵⁵ And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.

⁵⁶ Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?

⁵⁷ Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.

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¹ Now ^G1161 a certain ^G5100 man was ^G2258 sick, ^G770 named Lazarus, ^G2976 of ^G575 Bethany, ^{G963 G1537} the town ^G2968 of Mary ^G3137 and ^G2532 her ^G846 sister ^G79 Martha. ^G3136

^{2 G1161} (It was ^G2258 that Mary ^G3137 which ^G3588 anointed ^G218 the Lord ^G2962 with ointment, ^G3464 and ^G2532 wiped ^G1591 his ^G846 feet ^G4228 with her ^G846 hair, ^G2359 whose ^G3739 brother ^G80 Lazarus ^G2976 was sick.) ^G770

³ Therefore ^G3767 his sisters ^G79 sent ^G649 unto ^G4314 him, ^G846 saying, ^G3004 Lord, ^G2962 behold, ^G2396 he whom ^G3739 thou lovest ^G5368 is sick. ^G770

⁴ When ^G1161 Jesus ^G2424 heard ^G191 that, he said, ^G2036 This ^G3778 sickness ^G769 is ^G2076 not ^G3756 unto ^G4314 death, ^G2288 but ^G235 for ^G5228 the glory ^G1391 of God, ^G2316 that ^G2443 the Son ^G5207 of God ^G2316 might be glorified ^G1392 thereby. ^{G1223 G846}

⁵ Now ^G1161 Jesus ^G2424 loved ^G25 Martha, ^G3136 and ^G2532 her ^G846 sister, ^G79 and ^G2532 Lazarus. ^G2976

⁶ When ^G5613 he had heard ^G191 therefore ^G3767 that ^G3754 he was sick, ^G770 he abode ^G3306 two ^G1417 days ^G2250 still ^{G5119 G3303} in ^G1722 the same place ^G5117 where ^G3739 he was. ^G2258

⁷ Then ^G1899 after ^G3326 that ^G5124 saith he ^G3004 to his disciples, ^G3101 Let us go ^G71 into ^G1519 Judaea ^G2449 again. ^G3825

⁸ His disciples ^G3101 say ^G3004 unto him, ^G846 Master, ^G4461 the Jews ^G2453 of late ^G3568 sought ^G2212 to stone ^G3034 thee; ^G4571 and ^G2532 goest thou ^G5217 thither ^G1563 again? ^G3825

⁹ Jesus ^G2424 answered, ^G611 Are there ^G1526 not ^G3780 twelve ^G1427 hours ^G5610 in the day? ^G2250 If ^G1437 any man ^G5100 walk ^G4043 in ^G1722 the day, ^G2250 he stumbleth ^G4350 not, ^G3756 because ^G3754 he seeth ^G991 the light ^G5457 of this ^G5127 world. ^G2889

¹⁰ But ^G1161 if ^G1437 a man ^G5100 walk ^G4043 in ^G1722 the night, ^G3571 he stumbleth, ^G4350 because ^G3754 there is ^G2076 no ^G3756 light ^G5457 in ^G1722 him. ^G846

¹¹ These things ^G5023 said ^G2036 he: ^G846 and ^G2532 after ^G3326 that ^G5124 he saith ^G3004 unto them, ^G846 Our ^G2257 friend ^G5384 Lazarus ^G2976 sleepeth; ^G2837 but ^G235 I go, ^G4198 that ^G2443 I may awake ^G1852 him ^G846 out of sleep. ^G1852

¹² Then ^G3767 said ^G2036 his ^G846 disciples, ^G3101 Lord, ^G2962 if ^G1487 he sleep, ^G2837 he shall do well. ^G4982

¹³ Howbeit ^G1161 Jesus ^G2424 spake ^G2046 of ^G4012 his ^G846 death: ^G2288 but ^G1161 they ^G1565 thought ^G1380 that ^G3754 he had spoken ^G3004 of ^G4012 taking of rest ^G2838 in sleep. ^G5258

¹⁴ Then ^{G5119 G3767} said ^G2036 Jesus ^G2424 unto them ^G846 plainly, ^G3954 Lazarus ^G2976 is dead. ^G599

¹⁵ And ^G2532 I am glad ^G5463 for ^G1223 your sakes ^G5209 that ^G3754 I was ^{G2252 G2258} not ^G3756 there, ^G1563 to the intent ^G2443 ye may believe; ^G4100 nevertheless ^G235 let us go ^G71 unto ^G4314 him. ^G846

¹⁶ Then ^G3767 said ^G2036 Thomas, ^G2381 which ^G3588 is called ^G3004 Didymus, ^G1324 unto his fellowdisciples, ^G4827 Let us ^G71 also ^G2532 go, ^G71 that ^G2443 we ^G2249 may die ^G599 with ^G3326 him. ^G846

¹⁷ Then ^G3767 when Jesus ^G2424 came, ^G2064 he found ^G2147 that he ^G846 had ^G2192 lain in ^G1722 the grave ^G3419 four ^G5064 days ^G2250 already. ^G2235

¹⁸ Now ^G1161 Bethany ^G963 was ^G2258 nigh ^G1451 unto Jerusalem, ^G2414 about ^G5613 fifteen ^G1178 furlongs ^G4712 off: ^G575

¹⁹ And ^G2532 many ^G4183 of ^G1537 the Jews ^G2453 came ^G2064 to ^G4314 Martha ^G3136 and ^G2532 Mary, ^{G3137 G4012} to ^G2443 comfort ^G3888 them ^G846 concerning ^G4012 their ^G846 brother. ^G80

²⁰ Then ^G3767 Martha, ^G3136 as soon as ^G5613 she heard ^G191 that ^G3754 Jesus ^G2424 was coming, ^G2064 went and met ^G5221 him: ^G846 but ^G1161 Mary ^G3137 sat ^G2516 still in ^G1722 the house. ^G3624

²¹ Then ^G3767 said ^G2036 Martha ^G3136 unto ^G4314 Jesus, ^G2424 Lord, ^G2962 if ^G1487 thou hadst been ^G2258 here, ^G5602 my ^G3450 brother ^{G80 G302} had ^G2348 not ^G3756 died. ^G2348

²² But ^G235 I know, ^G1492 that even ^G2532 now, ^G3568 whatsoever ^{G3754 G3745 G302} thou wilt ask ^G154 of God, ^G2316 God ^G2316 will give ^G1325 it thee. ^G4671

²³ Jesus ^G2424 saith ^G3004 unto her, ^G846 Thy ^G4675 brother ^G80 shall rise again. ^G450

²⁴ Martha ^G3136 saith ^G3004 unto him, ^G846 I know ^G1492 that ^G3754 he shall rise again ^G450 in ^G1722 the resurrection ^G386 at ^G1722 the last ^G2078 day. ^G2250

²⁵ Jesus ^G2424 said ^G2036 unto her, ^G846 I ^G1473 am ^G1510 the resurrection, ^G386 and ^G2532 the life: ^G2222 he that believeth ^G4100 in ^G1519 me, ^G1691 though ^G2579 he were dead, ^G599 yet shall he live: ^G2198

²⁶ And ^G2532 whosoever ^G3956 liveth ^G2198 and ^G2532 believeth ^G4100 in ^G1519 me ^G1691 shall ^G599 never ^{G3364 G1519 G165} die. ^G599 Believest thou ^G4100 this? ^G5124

²⁷ She saith ^G3004 unto him, ^G846 Yea, ^G3483 Lord: ^G2962 I ^G1473 believe ^G4100 that ^G3754 thou ^G4771 art ^G1488 the Christ, ^G5547 the Son ^G5207 of God, ^G2316 which ^G3588 should come ^G2064 into ^G1519 the world. ^G2889

²⁸ And ^G2532 when she had ^G2036 so ^G5023 said, ^G2036 she went her way, ^G565 and ^G2532 called ^G5455 Mary ^G3137 her ^G846 sister ^G79 secretly, ^G2977 saying, ^G2036 The Master ^G1320 is come, ^G3918 and ^G2532 calleth for ^G5455 thee. ^G4571

²⁹ As soon as ^G5613 she ^G1565 heard ^G191 that, she arose ^G1453 quickly, ^G5035 and ^G2532 came ^G2064 unto ^G4314 him. ^G846

³⁰ Now ^G1161 Jesus ^G2424 was ^G2064 not yet ^G3768 come ^G2064 into ^G1519 the town, ^G2968 but ^G235 was ^G2258 in ^G1722 that place ^G5117 where ^G3699 Martha ^G3136 met ^G5221 him. ^G846

³¹ The Jews ^G2453 then ^G3767 which ^G3588 were ^G5607 with ^G3326 her ^G846 in ^G1722 the house, ^G3614 and ^G2532 comforted ^G3888 her, ^G846 when they saw ^G1492 Mary, ^G3137 that ^G3754 she rose up ^G450 hastily ^G5030 and ^G2532 went out, ^G1831 followed ^G190 her, ^G846 saying, ^{G3004 G3754} She goeth ^G5217 unto ^G1519 the grave ^G3419 to ^G2443 weep ^G2799 there. ^G1563

³² Then ^G3767 when ^G5613 Mary ^G3137 was come ^G2064 where ^G3699 Jesus ^G2424 was, ^G2258 and saw ^G1492 him, ^G846 she fell down ^G4098 at ^G1519 his ^G846 feet, ^G4228 saying ^G3004 unto him, ^G846 Lord, ^G2962 if ^G1487 thou hadst been ^G2258 here, ^G5602 my ^G3450 brother ^G80 had ^G302 not ^G3756 died. ^G599

³³ When ^G5613 Jesus ^G2424 therefore ^G3767 saw ^G1492 her ^G846 weeping, ^G2799 and ^G2532 the Jews ^G2453 also weeping ^G2799 which came ^G4905 with her, ^G846 he groaned ^G1690 in the spirit, ^G4151 and ^G2532 was troubled, ^{G5015 G1438}

³⁴ And ^G2532 said, ^G2036 Where ^G4226 have ye laid ^G5087 him? ^G846 They said ^G3004 unto him, ^G846 Lord, ^G2962 come ^G2064 and ^G2532 see. ^G1492

³⁵ Jesus ^G2424 wept. ^G1145

³⁶ Then ^G3767 said ^G3004 the Jews, ^G2453 Behold ^G2396 how ^G4459 he loved ^G5368 him! ^G846

³⁷ And ^G1161 some ^G5100 of ^G1537 them ^G846 said, ^G2036 Could ^G1410 not ^G3756 this man, ^G3778 which ^G3588 opened ^G455 the eyes ^G3788 of the blind, ^G5185 have caused ^G4160 that ^G2443 even ^G2532 this man ^G3778 should ^G599 not ^G3361 have died? ^G599

³⁸ Jesus ^G2424 therefore ^G3767 again ^G3825 groaning ^G1690 in ^G1722 himself ^G1438 cometh ^G2064 to ^G1519 the grave. ^{G3419 G1161} It was ^G2258 a cave, ^G4693 and ^G2532 a stone ^G3037 lay ^G1945 upon ^G1909 it. ^G846

³⁹ Jesus ^G2424 said, ^G3004 Take ye away ^G142 the stone. ^G3037 Martha, ^G3136 the sister ^G79 of him that was dead, ^G2348 saith ^G3004 unto him, ^G846 Lord, ^G2962 by this time ^G2235 he stinketh: ^G3605 for ^G1063 he hath been ^G2076 dead four days. ^G5066

⁴⁰ Jesus ^G2424 saith ^G3004 unto her, ^G846 Said I ^G2036 not ^G3756 unto thee, ^G4671 that, ^G3754 if ^G1437 thou wouldest believe, ^G4100 thou shouldest see ^G3700 the glory ^G1391 of God? ^G2316

⁴¹ Then ^G3767 they took away ^G142 the stone ^G3037 from the place where ^G3757 the dead ^G2348 was ^G2258 laid. ^G2749 And ^G1161 Jesus ^G2424 lifted ^G142 up ^G507 his eyes, ^G3788 and ^G2532 said, ^G2036 Father, ^G3962 I thank ^G2168 thee ^G4671 that ^G3754 thou hast heard ^G191 me. ^G3450

⁴² And ^G1161 I ^G1473 knew ^G1492 that ^G3754 thou hearest ^G191 me ^G3450 always: ^G3842 but ^G235 because ^G1223 of the people ^G3793 which ^G3588 stand by ^G4026 I said ^G2036 it, that ^G2443 they may believe ^G4100 that ^G3754 thou ^G4771 hast sent ^G649 me. ^G3165

⁴³ And ^G2532 when he thus ^G5023 had spoken, ^G2036 he cried ^G2905 with a loud ^G3173 voice, ^G5456 Lazarus, ^G2976 come ^G1204 forth. ^G1854

⁴⁴ And ^G2532 he that was dead ^G2348 came forth, ^G1831 bound ^G1210 hand ^G5495 and ^G2532 foot ^G4228 with graveclothes: ^G2750 and ^G2532 his ^G846 face ^G3799 was bound about ^G4019 with a napkin. ^G4676 Jesus ^G2424 saith ^G3004 unto them, ^G846 Loose ^G3089 him, ^G846 and ^G2532 let him ^G863 go. ^G5217

⁴⁵ Then ^G3767 many ^G4183 of ^G1537 the Jews ^G2453 which ^G3588 came ^G2064 to ^G4314 Mary, ^G3137 and ^G2532 had seen ^G2300 the things which ^G3739 Jesus ^G2424 did, ^G4160 believed ^G4100 on ^G1519 him. ^G846

⁴⁶ But ^G1161 some ^G5100 of ^G1537 them ^G846 went their ways ^G565 to ^G4314 the Pharisees, ^G5330 and ^G2532 told ^G2036 them ^G846 what things ^G3739 Jesus ^G2424 had done. ^G4160

⁴⁷ Then ^G3767 gathered ^G4863 the chief priests ^G749 and ^G2532 the Pharisees ^G5330 a council, ^G4892 and ^G2532 said, ^G3004 What ^G5101 do we? ^G4160 for ^G3754 this ^G3778 man ^G444 doeth ^G4160 many ^G4183 miracles. ^G4592

⁴⁸ If ^G1437 we let ^G863 him ^G846 thus ^G3779 alone, ^G863 all ^G3956 men will believe ^G4100 on ^G1519 him: ^G846 and ^G2532 the Romans ^G4514 shall come ^G2064 and ^G2532 take away ^G142 both ^G2532 our ^G2257 place ^G5117 and ^G2532 nation. ^G1484

⁴⁹ And ^G1161 one ^{G1520 G5100} of ^G1537 them, ^G846 named Caiaphas, ^G2533 being ^G5607 the high priest ^G749 that same ^G1565 year, ^G1763 said ^G2036 unto them, ^G846 Ye ^G5210 know ^G1492 nothing at all, ^{G3756 G3762}

⁵⁰ Nor ^G3761 consider ^G1260 that ^G3754 it is expedient ^G4851 for us, ^G2254 that ^G2443 one ^G1520 man ^G444 should die ^G599 for ^G5228 the people, ^G2992 and ^G2532 that the whole ^G3650 nation ^G1484 perish ^G622 not. ^G3361

⁵¹ And ^G1161 this ^G5124 spake he ^G2036 not ^G3756 of ^G575 himself: ^G1438 but ^G235 being ^G5607 high priest ^G749 that ^G1565 year, ^G1763 he prophesied ^G4395 that ^G3754 Jesus ^G2424 should ^G3195 die ^G599 for that ^G5228 nation; ^G1484

⁵² And ^G2532 not ^G3756 for that ^G5228 nation ^G1484 only, ^G3440 but ^G235 that ^G2443 also ^G2532 he should gather together ^G4863 in ^G1519 one ^G1520 the children ^G5043 of God ^G2316 that were scattered abroad. ^G1287

⁵³ Then ^G3767 from ^G575 that ^G1565 day ^G2250 forth they took counsel together ^G4823 for to ^G2443 put ^G615 him ^G846 to death. ^G615

⁵⁴ Jesus ^G2424 therefore ^G3767 walked ^G4043 no more ^G3765 openly ^G3954 among ^G1722 the Jews; ^G2453 but ^G235 went ^G565 thence ^G1564 unto ^G1519 a country ^G5561 near ^G1451 to the wilderness, ^G2048 into ^G1519 a city ^G4172 called ^G3004 Ephraim, ^G2187 and there ^G2546 continued ^G1304 with ^G3326 his ^G846 disciples. ^G3101

⁵⁵ And ^G1161 the Jews' ^G2453 passover ^G3957 was ^G2258 nigh at hand: ^G1451 and ^G2532 many ^G4183 went ^G305 out of ^G1537 the country ^G5561 up ^G1519 to Jerusalem ^G2414 before ^G4253 the passover, ^G3957 to ^G2443 purify ^G48 themselves. ^G1438

⁵⁶ Then ^G3767 sought they for ^G2212 Jesus, ^G2424 and ^G2532 spake ^G3004 among ^G3326 themselves, ^G240 as they stood ^G2476 in ^G1722 the temple, ^G2411 What ^G5101 think ^G1380 ye, ^G5213 that ^G3754 he will ^G2064 not ^G3364 come ^G2064 to ^G1519 the feast? ^G1859

⁵⁷ Now ^G1161 both ^G2532 the chief priests ^G749 and ^G2532 the Pharisees ^G5330 had given ^G1325 a commandment, ^G1785 that, ^G2443 if ^G1437 any man ^G5100 knew ^G1097 where ^G4226 he were, ^G2076 he should shew ^G3377 it, that ^G3704 they might take ^G4084 him. ^G846

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¹ Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

² And it was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

³ The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

⁴ But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.

⁵ Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

⁶ When therefore he heard that he was sick, he abode at that time two days in the place where he was.

⁷ Then after this he saith to the disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

⁸ The disciples say unto him, Rabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

⁹ Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

¹⁰ But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.

¹¹ These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

¹² The disciples therefore said unto him, Lord, if he is fallen asleep, he will recover.

¹³ Now Jesus had spoken of his death: but they thought that he spake of taking rest in sleep.

¹⁴ Then Jesus therefore said unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

¹⁵ And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

¹⁶ Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said unto his fellow-disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.

¹⁷ So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.

¹⁸ Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;

¹⁹ and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.

²⁰ Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house.

²¹ Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

²² And even now I know that, whatsoever thou shalt ask of God, God will give thee.

²³ Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

²⁴ Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

²⁵ Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live;

²⁶ and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest thou this?

²⁷ She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I have believed that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, `even' he that cometh into the world.

²⁸ And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Teacher is her, and calleth thee.

²⁹ And she, when she heard it, arose quickly, and went unto him.

³⁰ (Now Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha met him.)

³¹ The Jews then who were with her in the house, and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, supposing that she was going unto the tomb to weep there.

³² Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

³³ When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews `also' weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,

³⁴ and said, Where have ye laid him? They say unto him, Lord, come and see.

³⁵ Jesus wept.

³⁶ The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him!

³⁷ But some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die?

³⁸ Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.

³⁹ Jesus saith, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time the body decayeth; for he hath been `dead' four days.

⁴⁰ Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou believedst, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

⁴¹ So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me.

⁴² And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the multitude that standeth around I said it, that they may believe that thou didst send me.

⁴³ And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

⁴⁴ He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

⁴⁵ Many therefore of the Jews, who came to Mary and beheld that which he did, believed on him.

⁴⁶ But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the things which Jesus had done.

⁴⁷ The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many signs.

⁴⁸ If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.

⁴⁹ But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

⁵⁰ nor do ye take account that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

⁵¹ Now this he said not of himself: but, being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation;

⁵² and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God that are scattered abroad.

⁵³ So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death.

⁵⁴ Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed thence into the country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there he tarried with the disciples.

⁵⁵ Now the passover of the Jews was at hand: and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, to purify themselves.

⁵⁶ They sought therefore for Jesus, and spake one with another, as they stood in the temple, What think ye? That he will not come to the feast?

⁵⁷ Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment, that, if any man knew where he was, he should show it, that they might take him.

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¹ And there was a certain one ailing, Lazarus, from Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister --

² and it was Mary who did anoint the Lord with ointment, and did wipe his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ailing --

³ therefore sent the sisters unto him, saying, `Sir, lo, he whom thou dost love is ailing;'

⁴ and Jesus having heard, said, `This ailment is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.'

⁵ And Jesus was loving Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus,

⁶ when, therefore, he heard that he is ailing, then indeed he remained in the place in which he was two days,

⁷ then after this, he saith to the disciples, `We may go to Judea again;'

⁸ the disciples say to him, `Rabbi, now were the Jews seeking to stone thee, and again thou dost go thither!'

⁹ Jesus answered, `Are there not twelve hours in the day? if any one may walk in the day, he doth not stumble, because the light of this world he doth see;

¹⁰ and if any one may walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.'

¹¹ These things he said, and after this he saith to them, `Lazarus our friend hath fallen asleep, but I go on that I may awake him;'

¹² therefore said his disciples, `Sir, if he hath fallen asleep, he will be saved;'

¹³ but Jesus had spoken about his death, but they thought that about the repose of sleep he speaketh.

¹⁴ Then, therefore, Jesus said to them freely, `Lazarus hath died;

¹⁵ and I rejoice, for your sake, (that ye may believe,) that I was not there; but we may go to him;'

¹⁶ therefore said Thomas, who is called Didymus, to the fellow-disciples, `We may go -- we also, that we may die with him,'

¹⁷ Jesus, therefore, having come, found him having been four days already in the tomb.

¹⁸ And Bethany was nigh to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off,

¹⁹ and many of the Jews had come unto Martha and Mary, that they might comfort them concerning their brother;

²⁰ Martha, therefore, when she heard that Jesus doth come, met him, and Mary kept sitting in the house.

²¹ Martha, therefore, said unto Jesus, `Sir, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;

²² but even now, I have known that whatever thou mayest ask of God, God will give to thee;'

²³ Jesus saith to her, `Thy brother shall rise again.'

²⁴ Martha saith to him, `I have known that he will rise again, in the rising again in the last day;'

²⁵ Jesus said to her, `I am the rising again, and the life; he who is believing in me, even if he may die, shall live;

²⁶ and every one who is living and believing in me shall not die -- to the age;

²⁷ believest thou this?' she saith to him, `Yes, sir, I have believed that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming to the world.'

²⁸ And these things having said, she went away, and called Mary her sister privately, saying, `The Teacher is present, and doth call thee;'

²⁹ she, when she heard, riseth up quickly, and doth come to him;

³⁰ and Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was in the place where Martha met him;

³¹ the Jews, therefore, who were with her in the house, and were comforting her, having seen Mary that she rose up quickly and went forth, followed her, saying -- `She doth go away to the tomb, that she may weep there.'

³² Mary, therefore, when she came where Jesus was, having seen him, fell at his feet, saying to him, `Sir, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;'

³³ Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, did groan in the spirit, and troubled himself, and he said,

³⁴ `Where have ye laid him?' they say to him, `Sir, come and see;'

³⁵ Jesus wept.

³⁶ The Jews, therefore, said, `Lo, how he was loving him!'

³⁷ and certain of them said, `Was not this one, who did open the eyes of the blind man, able to cause that also this one might not have died?'

³⁸ Jesus, therefore, again groaning in himself, cometh to the tomb, and it was a cave, and a stone was lying upon it,

³⁹ Jesus saith, `Take ye away the stone;' the sister of him who hath died -- Martha -- saith to him, `Sir, already he stinketh, for he is four days dead;'

⁴⁰ Jesus saith to her, `Said I not to thee, that if thou mayest believe, thou shalt see the glory of God?'

⁴¹ They took away, therefore, the stone where the dead was laid, and Jesus lifted his eyes upwards, and said, `Father, I thank Thee, that Thou didst hear me;

⁴² and I knew that Thou always dost hear me, but, because of the multitude that is standing by, I said `it', that they may believe that Thou didst send me.'

⁴³ And these things saying, with a loud voice he cried out, `Lazarus, come forth;'

⁴⁴ and he who died came forth, being bound feet and hands with grave-clothes, and his visage with a napkin was bound about; Jesus saith to them, `Loose him, and suffer to go.'

⁴⁵ Many, therefore, of the Jews who came unto Mary, and beheld what Jesus did, believed in him;

⁴⁶ but certain of them went away unto the Pharisees, and told them what Jesus did;

⁴⁷ the chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees, gathered together a sanhedrim, and said, `What may we do? because this man doth many signs?

⁴⁸ if we may let him alone thus, all will believe in him; and the Romans will come, and will take away both our place and nation.'

⁴⁹ and a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being chief priest of that year, said to them, `Ye have not known anything,

⁵⁰ nor reason that it is good for us that one man may die for the people, and not the whole nation perish.'

⁵¹ And this he said not of himself, but being chief priest of that year, he did prophesy that Jesus was about to die for the nation,

⁵² and not for the nation only, but that also the children of God, who have been scattered abroad, he may gather together into one.

⁵³ From that day, therefore, they took counsel together that they may kill him;

⁵⁴ Jesus, therefore, was no more freely walking among the Jews, but went away thence to the region nigh the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there he tarried with his disciples.

⁵⁵ And the passover of the Jews was nigh, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, that they might purify themselves;

⁵⁶ they were seeking, therefore, Jesus, and said one with another, standing in the temple, `What doth appear to you -- that he may not come to the feast?'

⁵⁷ and both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if any one may know where he is, he may shew `it', so that they may seize him.

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¹ Now there was a certain [man] sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister.

² It was [the] Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

³ The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

⁴ But when Jesus heard [it], he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it.

⁵ Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

⁶ When therefore he heard, He is sick, he remained two days then in the place where he was.

⁷ Then after this he says to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

⁸ The disciples say to him, Rabbi, [even but] now the Jews sought to stone thee, and goest thou thither again?

⁹ Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any one walk in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world;

¹⁰ but if any one walk in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.

¹¹ These things said he; and after this he says to them, Lazarus, our friend, is fallen asleep, but I go that I may awake him out of sleep.

¹² The disciples therefore said to him, Lord, if he be fallen asleep, he will get well.

¹³ But Jesus spoke of his death, but *they* thought that he spoke of the rest of sleep.

¹⁴ Jesus therefore then said to them plainly, Lazarus has died.

¹⁵ And I rejoice on your account that I was not there, in order that ye may believe. But let us go to him.

¹⁶ Thomas therefore, called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, Let *us* also go, that we may die with him.

¹⁷ Jesus therefore [on] arriving found him to have been four days already in the tomb.

¹⁸ Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia off,

¹⁹ and many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, that they might console them concerning their brother.

²⁰ Martha then, when she heard Jesus is coming, went to meet him; but Mary sat in the house.

²¹ Martha therefore said to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;

²² but even now I know, that whatsoever thou shalt ask of God, God will give thee.

²³ Jesus says to her, Thy brother shall rise again.

²⁴ Martha says to him, I know that he will rise again in the resurrection in the last day.

²⁵ Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes on me, though he have died, shall live;

²⁶ and every one who lives and believes on me shall never die. Believest thou this?

²⁷ She says to him, Yea, Lord; I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who should come into the world.

²⁸ And having said this, she went away and called her sister Mary secretly, saying, The teacher is come and calls thee.

²⁹ She, when she heard [that], rises up quickly and comes to him.

³⁰ Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was in the place where Martha came to meet him.

³¹ The Jews therefore who were with her in the house and consoling her, seeing Mary that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, She goes to the tomb, that she may weep there.

³² Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, seeing him, fell at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

³³ Jesus therefore, when he saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, was deeply moved in spirit, and was troubled,

³⁴ and said, Where have ye put him? They say to him, Lord, come and see.

³⁵ Jesus wept.

³⁶ The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him!

³⁷ And some of them said, Could not this [man], who has opened the eyes of the blind [man], have caused that this [man] also should not have died?

³⁸ Jesus therefore, again deeply moved in himself, comes to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

³⁹ Jesus says, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead, says to him, Lord, he stinks already, for he is four days [there].

⁴⁰ Jesus says to her, Did I not say to thee, that if thou shouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

⁴¹ They took therefore the stone away. And Jesus lifted up his eyes on high and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me;

⁴² but I knew that thou always hearest me; but on account of the crowd who stand around I have said [it], that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

⁴³ And having said this, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

⁴⁴ And the dead came forth, bound feet and hands with graveclothes, and his face was bound round with a handkerchief. Jesus says to them, Loose him and let him go.

⁴⁵ Many therefore of the Jews who came to Mary and saw what he had done, believed on him;

⁴⁶ but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.

⁴⁷ The chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man does many signs.

⁴⁸ If we let him thus alone, all will believe on him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.

⁴⁹ But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, Ye know nothing

⁵⁰ nor consider that it is profitable for you that one man die for the people, and not that the whole nation perish.

⁵¹ But this he did not say of himself; but, being high priest that year, prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation;

⁵² and not for the nation only, but that he should also gather together into one the children of God who were scattered abroad.

⁵³ From that day therefore they took counsel that they might kill him.

⁵⁴ Jesus therefore walked no longer openly among the Jews, but went away thence into the country near the desert, to a city called Ephraim, and there he sojourned with the disciples.

⁵⁵ But the passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, that they might purify themselves.

⁵⁶ They sought therefore Jesus, and said among themselves, standing in the temple, What do ye think? that he will not come to the feast?

⁵⁷ Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment that if any one knew where he was, he should make it known, that they might take him.

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¹ Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha.

² It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother, Lazarus, was sick.

³ The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, "Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick."

⁴ But when Jesus heard it, he said, "This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God's Son may be glorified by it."

⁵ Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

⁶ When therefore he heard that he was sick, he stayed two days in the place where he was.

⁷ Then after this he said to the disciples, "Let's go into Judea again."

⁸ The disciples told him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just trying to stone you, and are you going there again?"

⁹ Jesus answered, "Aren't there twelve hours of daylight? If a man walks in the day, he doesn't stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

¹⁰ But if a man walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light isn't in him."

¹¹ He said these things, and after that, he said to them, "Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep."

¹² The disciples therefore said, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover."

¹³ Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep.

¹⁴ So Jesus said to them plainly then, "Lazarus is dead.

¹⁵ I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. Nevertheless, let's go to him."

¹⁶ Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus,{"Didymus" means "Twin"} said to his fellow disciples, "Let's go also, that we may die with him."

¹⁷ So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.

¹⁸ Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia{15 stadia is about 2.8 kilometers or 1.7 miles} away.

¹⁹ Many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.

²⁰ Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.

²¹ Therefore Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn't have died.

²² Even now I know that, whatever you ask of God, God will give you."

²³ Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again."

²⁴ Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."

²⁵ Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, though he die, yet will he live.

²⁶ Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"

²⁷ She said to him, "Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, God's Son, he who comes into the world."

²⁸ When she had said this, she went away, and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, "The Teacher is here, and is calling you."

²⁹ When she heard this, she arose quickly, and went to him.

³⁰ Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was in the place where Martha met him.

³¹ Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, "She is going to the tomb to weep there."

³² Therefore when Mary came to where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, "Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn't have died."

³³ When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,

³⁴ and said, "Where have you laid him?" They told him, "Lord, come and see."

³⁵ Jesus wept.

³⁶ The Jews therefore said, "See how much affection he had for him!"

³⁷ Some of them said, "Couldn't this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also kept this man from dying?"

³⁸ Jesus therefore, again groaning in himself, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.

³⁹ Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to him, "Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days."

⁴⁰ Jesus said to her, "Didn't I tell you that if you believed, you would see God's glory?"

⁴¹ So they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, "Father, I thank you that you listened to me.

⁴² I know that you always listen to me, but because of the multitude that stands around I said this, that they may believe that you sent me."

⁴³ When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!"

⁴⁴ He who was dead came out, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Free him, and let him go."

⁴⁵ Therefore many of the Jews, who came to Mary and saw what Jesus did, believed in him.

⁴⁶ But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the things which Jesus had done.

⁴⁷ The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, "What are we doing? For this man does many signs.

⁴⁸ If we leave him alone like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."

⁴⁹ But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing at all,

⁵⁰ nor do you consider that it is advantageous for us that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish."

⁵¹ Now he didn't say this of himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,

⁵² and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.

⁵³ So from that day forward they took counsel that they might put him to death.

⁵⁴ Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim. He stayed there with his disciples.

⁵⁵ Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand. Many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.

⁵⁶ Then they sought for Jesus and spoke one with another, as they stood in the temple, "What do you think--that he isn't coming to the feast at all?"

⁵⁷ Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had commanded that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it, that they might seize him.

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¹ Now a certain man named Lazarus was ill; he was of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

² (The Mary whose brother Lazarus was ill, was the Mary who put perfumed oil on the Lord and made his feet dry with her hair.)

³ So the sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, your dear friend is ill.

⁴ When this came to his ears, Jesus said, The end of this disease is not death, but the glory of God, so that the Son of God may have glory because of it.

⁵ Now Jesus had love in his heart for Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

⁶ So when the news came to him that Lazarus was ill, he did not go from the place where he was for two days.

⁷ Then after that time he said to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

⁸ The disciples said to him, Master, the Jews were attempting only the other day to have you stoned, and are you going back there again?

⁹ Then Jesus said in answer, Are there not twelve hours in the day? A man may go about in the day without falling, because he sees the light of this world.

¹⁰ But if a man goes about in the night, he may have a fall because the light is not in him.

¹¹ These things said he: and after that he said to them, Lazarus our friend is at rest; but I go so that I may make him come out of his sleep.

¹² Then his disciples said to him, Lord, if he is resting he will get well.

¹³ Jesus, however, was talking of his death: but they had the idea that he was talking about taking rest in sleep.

¹⁴ Then Jesus said to them clearly, Lazarus is dead.

¹⁵ And because of you I am glad I was not there, so that you may have faith; but let us go to him.

¹⁶ Then Thomas, who was named Didymus, said to the other disciples, Let us go so that we may be with him in death.

¹⁷ Now when Jesus came, he made the discovery that Lazarus had been put into the earth four days before.

¹⁸ Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about two miles away;

¹⁹ And a number of Jews had come to Martha and Mary to give them comfort about their brother.

²⁰ When Martha had the news that Jesus was on the way, she went out to him, but Mary did not go from the house.

²¹ Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.

²² But I am certain that, even now, whatever request you make to God, God will give it to you.

²³ Jesus said to her, Your brother will come to life again.

²⁴ Martha said to him, I am certain that he will come to life again when all come back from the dead at the last day.

²⁵ Jesus said to her, I am myself that day and that life; he who has faith in me will have life even if he is dead;

²⁶ And no one who is living and has faith in me will ever see death. Is this your faith?

²⁷ She said to him, Yes, Lord: my faith is that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.

²⁸ And having said this, she went away and said secretly to her sister Mary, The Master is here and has sent for you.

²⁹ And Mary, hearing this, got up quickly and went to him.

³⁰ Now Jesus had not at this time come into the town, but was still in the place where Martha had seen him.

³¹ Then the Jews who were with her in the house, comforting her, when they saw Mary get up quickly and go out, went after her in the belief that she was going to the place of the dead and would be weeping there.

³² When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she went down at his feet, saying, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.

³³ And when Jesus saw her weeping, and saw the Jews weeping who came with her, his spirit was moved and he was troubled,

³⁴ And said, Where have you put him? They said, Come and see, Lord.

³⁵ And Jesus himself was weeping.

³⁶ So the Jews said, See how dear he was to him!

³⁷ But some of them said, This man, who made open the eyes of the blind man, was he not able to keep his friend from death?

³⁸ So Jesus, deeply troubled in heart, came to the place of the dead. It was a hole in the rock, and a stone was over the opening.

³⁹ Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said, Lord, by this time the body will be smelling, for he has been dead four days.

⁴⁰ Jesus said to her, Did I not say to you that if you had faith you would see the glory of God?

⁴¹ So they took away the stone. And Jesus, looking up to heaven, said, Father, I give praise to you for hearing me.

⁴² I was certain that your ears are at all times open to me, but I said it because of these who are here, so that they may see that you sent me.

⁴³ Then he said in a loud voice, Lazarus, come out!

⁴⁴ And he who was dead came out, with linen bands folded tightly about his hands and feet, and a cloth about his face. Jesus said to them, Make him free and let him go.

⁴⁵ Then a number of the Jews who had come to Mary and had seen the things which Jesus did had belief in him.

⁴⁶ But some of them went to the Pharisees with the news of what Jesus had done.

⁴⁷ Then the high priests and the Pharisees had a meeting and said, What are we doing? This man is doing a number of signs.

⁴⁸ If we let him go on in this way, everybody will have belief in him and the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation.

⁴⁹ But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, You have no knowledge of anything;

⁵⁰ You do not see that it is in your interest for one man to be put to death for the people, so that all the nation may not come to destruction.

⁵¹ He did not say this of himself, but being the high priest that year he said, as a prophet, that Jesus would be put to death for the nation;

⁵² And not for that nation only, but for the purpose of uniting in one body the children of God all over the world.

⁵³ And from that day they took thought together how to put him to death.

⁵⁴ So Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near to the waste land, to a town named Ephraim, where he was for some time with the disciples.

⁵⁵ Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and numbers of people went up from the country to Jerusalem to make themselves clean before the Passover.

⁵⁶ They were looking for Jesus and saying to one another while they were in the Temple, What is your opinion? Will he not come to the feast?

⁵⁷ Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone had knowledge where he was, he was to give them word, so that they might take him.