John:11

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* And there was a certain sick one , Lazarus from Bethany , of the village of Mary and her sister Martha . * And it was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped His feet with her hair , whose brother Lazarus was sick . * Then the sisters sent to Him , saying , Lord , behold , the one whom You love is sick . * And hearing , Jesus said , This is not sickness to death , but for the glory of God , that the Son of God be glorified by it . * And Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus . * Therefore , when He heard that he is sick , then , indeed , He remained in the place where He was two days . * Then after this He said to the disciples , Let us go to Judea again . * The disciples said to Him , Rabbi , just now the Jews were seeking to stone You , and do You go 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 the world . * But if anyone walks in the night , he stumbles because the light is not in him . * He said these things . And after this , He said to them , Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep , but I am going that I may awaken him . * Then His disciples said , Lord , if he has fallen asleep , he will recover . * But Jesus had spoken about his death , but they thought that He spoke of the sleep of slumber . * Therefore , then Jesus said to them plainly , Lazarus has died . * And I rejoice because of you , in order that you may believe that I was not there . But let us go to him . * Then Thomas , he having been called Twin , said to the fellow disciples , Let us go , even we , that we may die with Him . * Then coming , Jesus found him already being held in the tomb four days . * And Bethany was near Jerusalem , about fifteen stadia off . * And many of the Jews had come to those around Martha and Mary , that they might console them concerning their brother . * Then when Martha heard that Jesus is coming , she met Him ; but Mary was sitting in the house . * Then Martha said to Jesus , Lord , if You were here , my brother would not be dead . * But even now I know that whatever You may ask God , God will give You . * Jesus said to her , Your brother will rise again . * Martha said to Him , I know that he will rise again in the resurrection in the last day . * Jesus said to her , I am the Resurrection and the Life . The one believing into Me , though he die , he shall live . * And everyone living and believing into Me shall not ever die forever . Do you believe this ? * She said to Him , Yes , Lord , I have believed that You are the Christ , the Son of God who comes into the world . * And saying these things , she went away and called her sister Mary secretly , saying , The Teacher is here and calls you . * That one , when she heard , rose up quickly and came to Him . * And Jesus had not yet come into the village , but was in the place where Martha met Him . * Then the Jews who were with her in the house , and consoling her , seeing that Mary quickly rose up and went out , they followed her , saying , She is going to the tomb so that she may weep there . * Then Mary , when she came where Jesus was , seeing Him , she fell at His feet , saying to Him , Lord , if You were here , my brother would not have died . * Then when He saw her weeping , and the Jews who came down with her weeping , Jesus groaned in the spirit and troubled Himself . * And He said , Where have you put him ? They said to Him , Lord , come and see . * Jesus wept . * Then the Jews said , See how He loved him ! * But some of them said , Was this One , the one opening the eyes of the blind , not able to have caused that this one should not die ? * Then groaning again within Himself , Jesus came to the tomb . And it was a cave , and a stone was lying on it . * Jesus said , Lift the stone . Martha , the sister of the one that had died , said to Him , Lord , he already smells , for it is the fourth day . * Jesus said to her , Did I not say to you that if you would believe you will see the glory of God ? * Then they lifted the stone where the dead one was laid . And Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said , Father , I thank You that You heard Me . * And I know that you always hear Me , but because of the crowd standing around , I said it , that they might believe that You sent Me . * And saying these things , He cried out with a loud voice , Lazarus ! Here ! Outside ! * And the one who had died came out , the feet and the hands having been bound with sheets , and his face being bound with a cloth . Jesus said to them , Loosen him and let him go . * Then many of the Jews , those coming to Mary , and having seen what Jesus did , believed into Him . * But some of them went away to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done . * Then the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled a sanhedrin , and said , What are we doing , for this man does many miracles ? * If we let him alone this way , all will believe into him , and the Romans will come and will take away from us both the place and the nation . * But a certain one of them , Caiaphas being high priest of that year , said to them , You know nothing , * nor consider that it is profitable for us that one man die for the people , and not all the nation to perish . * But he did not say this from himself , but being high priest that year , he prophesied that Jesus was about to die on behalf of the nation , * and not only on behalf of the nation , but that He also might gather into one the children of God who had been scattered . * Then from that day , they took counsel that they might kill Him . * Then Jesus no longer walked publicly among the Jews , but went away from there into the country near a deserted place , to a city being called Ephraim , and stayed there with His disciples . * And 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 . * Then they sought Jesus , and said with one another , standing in the temple , What does it seem to you ? That He does not at all come to the Feast ? * And all the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commands that if anyone knew where He is , he should inform so that they might seize Him .

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