| 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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