John:11-12

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* Now a certain man was sick , named Lazarus , of Bethany , the town of Mary and her sister Martha . * (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment , and wiped his feet with her hair , whose brother Lazarus was sick .) * Therefore his sisters sent unto him , saying , Lord , behold , he whom thou lovest is sick . * 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 . * Now Jesus loved Martha , and her sister , and Lazarus . * When he had heard therefore that he was sick , he abode two days still in the same place where he was . * Then after that saith he to his disciples , Let us go into Judaea again . * His disciples say unto him , Master , the Jews of late sought to stone thee ; and goest thou thither again ? * 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 . * But if a man walk in the night , he stumbleth , because there is no light in him . * 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 . * Then said his disciples , Lord , if he sleep , he shall do well . * Howbeit Jesus spake of his death : but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep . * Then said Jesus unto them plainly , Lazarus is dead . * And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there , to the intent ye may believe ; nevertheless let us go unto him . * Then said Thomas , which is called Didymus , unto his fellow disciples , Let us also go , that we may die with him . * Then when Jesus came , he found that he had lain in the grave four days already . * Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem , about fifteen furlongs off : * And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary , to comfort them concerning their brother . * Then Martha , as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming , went and met him : but Mary sat still in the house . * Then said Martha unto Jesus , Lord , if thou hadst been here , my brother had not died . * But I know , that even now , whatsoever thou wilt ask of God , God will give it thee . * Jesus saith unto her , Thy brother shall rise again . * Martha saith unto him , I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day . * Jesus said unto her , I am the resurrection , and the life : he that believeth in me , though he were dead , yet shall he live : * And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die . Believest thou this ? * She saith unto him , Yea , Lord : I believe that thou art the Christ , the Son of God , which should come into the world . * 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 . * As soon as she heard that , she arose quickly , and came unto him . * Now Jesus was not yet come into the town , but was in that place where Martha met him . * 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 . * 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 . * When Jesus therefore saw her weeping , and the Jews also weeping which came with her , he groaned in the spirit , and was troubled , * And said , Where have ye laid him ? They said unto him , Lord , come and see . * Jesus wept . * Then said the Jews , Behold how he loved him ! * 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 ? * Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave . It was a cave , and a stone lay upon it . * 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 . * Jesus saith unto her , Said I not unto thee , that , if thou wouldest believe , thou shouldest see the glory of God ? * 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 . * 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 . * And when he thus had spoken , he cried with a loud voice , Lazarus , come forth . * 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 . * Then many of the Jews which came to Mary , and had seen the things which Jesus did , believed on him . * But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees , and told them what things Jesus had done . * Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council , and said , What do we ? for this man doeth many miracles . * 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 . * And one of them , named Caiaphas , being the high priest that same year , said unto them , Ye know nothing at all , * Nor consider that it is expedient for us , that one man should die for the people , and that the whole nation perish not . * And this spake he not of himself : but being high priest that year , he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation ; * And not for that nation only , but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad . * Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death . * 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 . * And the Jews ' passover was nigh at hand : and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover , to purify themselves . * 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 ? * 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 . * Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany , where Lazarus was which had been dead , whom he raised from the dead . * There they made him a supper ; and Martha served : but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him . * Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard , very costly , and anointed the feet of Jesus , and wiped his feet with her hair : and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment . * Then saith one of his disciples , Judas Iscariot , Simon 's son , which should betray him , * Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence , and given to the poor ? * This he said , not that he cared for the poor ; but because he was a thief , and had the bag , and bare what was put therein . * Then said Jesus , Let her alone : against the day of my burying hath she kept this . * For the poor always ye have with you ; but me ye have not always . * Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there : and they came not for Jesus ' sake only , but that they might see Lazarus also , whom he had raised from the dead . * But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death ; * Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away , and believed on Jesus . * On the next day much people that were come to the feast , when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem , * Took branches of palm trees , and went forth to meet him , and cried , Hosanna : Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord . * And Jesus , when he had found a young ass , sat thereon ; as it is written , * Fear not , daughter of Sion : behold , thy King cometh , sitting on an ass 's colt . * These things understood not his disciples at the first : but when Jesus was glorified , then remembered they that these things were written of him , and that they had done these things unto him . * The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave , and raised him from the dead , bare record . * For this cause the people also met him , for that they heard that he had done this miracle . * The Pharisees therefore said among themselves , Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing ? behold , the world is gone after him . * And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast : * The same came therefore to Philip , which was of Bethsaida of Galilee , and desired him , saying , Sir , we would see Jesus . * Philip cometh and telleth Andrew : and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus . * And Jesus answered them , saying , The hour is come , that the Son of man should be glorified . * Verily , verily , I say unto you , Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die , it abideth alone : but if it die , it bringeth forth much fruit . * He that loveth his life shall lose it ; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal . * If any man serve me , let him follow me ; and where I am , there shall also my servant be : if any man serve me , him will my Father honour . * Now is my soul troubled ; and what shall I say ? Father , save me from this hour : but for this cause came I unto this hour . * Father , glorify thy name . Then came there a voice from heaven , saying , I have both glorified it , and will glorify it again . * The people therefore , that stood by , and heard it , said that it thundered : others said , An angel spake to him . * Jesus answered and said , This voice came not because of me , but for your sakes . * Now is the judgment of this world : now shall the prince of this world be cast out . * And I , if I be lifted up from the earth , will draw all men unto me . * This he said , signifying what death he should die . * The people answered him , We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever : and how sayest thou , The Son of man must be lifted up ? who is this Son of man ? * Then Jesus said unto them , Yet a little while is the light with you . Walk while ye have the light , lest darkness come upon you : for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth . * While ye have light , believe in the light , that ye may be the children of light . These things spake Jesus , and departed , and did hide himself from them . * But though he had done so many miracles before them , yet they believed not on him : * That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled , which he spake , Lord , who hath believed our report ? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed ? * Therefore they could not believe , because that Esaias said again , * He hath blinded their eyes , and hardened their heart ; that they should not see with their eyes , nor understand with their heart , and be converted , and I should heal them . * These things said Esaias , when he saw his glory , and spake of him . * Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him ; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him , lest they should be put out of the synagogue : * For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God . * Jesus cried and said , He that believeth on me , believeth not on me , but on him that sent me . * And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me . * I am come a light into the world , that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness . * And if any man hear my words , and believe not , I judge him not : for I came not to judge the world , but to save the world . * He that rejecteth me , and receiveth not my words , hath one that judgeth him : the word that I have spoken , the same shall judge him in the last day . * For I have not spoken of myself ; but the Father which sent me , he gave me a commandment , what I should say , and what I should speak . * And I know that his commandment is life everlasting : whatsoever I speak therefore , even as the Father said unto me , so I speak . * Now before the feast of the passover , when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father , having loved his own which were in the world , he loved them unto the end .

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