Now
a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of
Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
02 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with
ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose
brother Lazarus was sick.)
03 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying,
Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
04 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.
05 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her
sister, and Lazarus.
06 When he had heard therefore that he was sick,
he abode two days still in the same place where
he was.
07 Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us
go into Judaea again.
08 His disciples say unto him,
Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee;
and goest thou thither again?
09 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 fellow-disciples, 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.
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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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