John 11 : 1 (NLV)
A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in the town of Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha.
John 11 : 2 (NLV)
This was the Mary who put perfume on the Lord and dried His feet with her hair. It was her brother Lazarus who was sick.
John 11 : 3 (NLV)
The sisters sent word to Jesus, saying, "Lord, your friend is sick!"
John 11 : 4 (NLV)
When Jesus heard this, He said, "This sickness will not end in death. It has happened so that it will bring honor to God. And the Son of God will be honored by it also."
John 11 : 5 (NLV)
Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
John 11 : 6 (NLV)
But when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was two more days.
John 11 : 7 (NLV)
Then He said to His followers, "Let us go into the country of Judea again."
John 11 : 8 (NLV)
The followers said to Him, "Teacher, the Jews tried to throw stones at You to kill You not long ago. Are You going there again?"
John 11 : 9 (NLV)
Jesus said, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walks during the day, he will not fall. He sees the light of this world.
John 11 : 10 (NLV)
If a man walks during the night, he will fall. The light is not in him."
John 11 : 11 (NLV)
After Jesus had said this, He spoke again and said, "Our friend Lazarus is sleeping. I will go and wake him up."
John 11 : 12 (NLV)
The followers said to Him, "If he is sleeping, he will get well."
John 11 : 13 (NLV)
But Jesus meant Lazarus was dead. They thought He meant Lazarus was resting in sleep.
John 11 : 14 (NLV)
Then Jesus said to them, "Lazarus is dead.
John 11 : 15 (NLV)
Because of you I am glad I was not there so that you may believe. Come, let us go to him."
John 11 : 16 (NLV)
Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to the other followers, "Let us go also so we may die with Jesus."
John 11 : 17 (NLV)
When Jesus got there, He heard that Lazarus had been in the grave four days.
John 11 : 18 (NLV)
Bethany was about onehalf hour walk from Jerusalem.
John 11 : 19 (NLV)
Many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to give words of comfort about their brother.
John 11 : 20 (NLV)
Martha heard that Jesus was coming and went to meet Him. Mary stayed in the house.
John 11 : 21 (NLV)
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
John 11 : 22 (NLV)
I know even now God will give You whatever You ask."
John 11 : 23 (NLV)
Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again."
John 11 : 24 (NLV)
Martha said to Him, "I know that he will rise again when the dead are raised from the grave on the last day."
John 11 : 25 (NLV)
Jesus said to her, "I am the One Who raises the dead and gives them life. Anyone who puts his trust in Me will live again, even if he dies.
John 11 : 26 (NLV)
Anyone who lives and has put his trust in Me will never die. Do you believe this?"
John 11 : 27 (NLV)
She answered, "Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God. You are the One Who was to come into the world."
John 11 : 28 (NLV)
After Martha said this, she went and called her sister Mary. She said without anyone else hearing, "The Teacher is here and has sent for you."
John 11 : 29 (NLV)
When Mary heard this, she got up and went to Him.
John 11 : 30 (NLV)
Jesus had not yet come into their town. He was still where Martha had met Him.
John 11 : 31 (NLV)
The Jews had been in the house comforting Mary. They saw her get up and hurry out. They followed her and said, "She is going to the grave to cry there."
John 11 : 32 (NLV)
Mary went to the place where Jesus was. When she saw Him, she got down at His feet. She said to Him, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died."
John 11 : 33 (NLV)
Jesus saw her crying. The Jews who came with her were crying also. His heart was very sad and He was troubled.
John 11 : 34 (NLV)
He said, "Where did you lay Lazarus?" They said, "Lord, come and see."
John 11 : 35 (NLV)
Then Jesus cried.
John 11 : 36 (NLV)
The Jews said, "See how much He loved Lazarus."
John 11 : 37 (NLV)
Some of them said, "This Man opened the eyes of the blind man. Could He not have kept this man from dying?"
John 11 : 38 (NLV)
Jesus went to the grave with a sad heart. The grave was a cave in the side of a hill. A stone covered the door.
John 11 : 39 (NLV)
Jesus said, "Take the stone away." The dead man's sister, Martha, said to Him, "Lord, by now his body has a bad smell. He has been dead four days."
John 11 : 40 (NLV)
Jesus said to her, "Did I not say that if you would believe, you would see the shining-greatness of God?"
John 11 : 41 (NLV)
They took the stone away. Jesus looked up and said, "Father, I thank You for hearing Me.
John 11 : 42 (NLV)
I know You always hear Me. But I have said this for the people standing here, so they may believe You have sent Me."
John 11 : 43 (NLV)
When He had said this, He called with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!"
John 11 : 44 (NLV)
The man who had been dead came out. His hands and feet were tied in grave clothes. A white cloth was tied around his face. Jesus said to the people, "Take off the grave clothes and let him go!"
John 11 : 45 (NLV)
Many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary and had seen what Jesus had done put their trust in Him.
John 11 : 46 (NLV)
Some of them went to the proud religious law-keepers and told them what Jesus had done.
John 11 : 47 (NLV)
The religious leaders of the Jews and the proud religious law-keepers gathered a court together. They said, "What will we do? This Man is doing many powerful works.
John 11 : 48 (NLV)
If we let Him keep doing these things, all men will put their trust in Him. The Romans will come and take away the house of God and our nation."
John 11 : 49 (NLV)
Caiaphas was the head religious leader that year. He said to them, "You know nothing about this.
John 11 : 50 (NLV)
Do you not see it is better for one man to die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed?"
John 11 : 51 (NLV)
Caiaphas did not think of these words himself. He spoke what God had said would happen. He was telling before it happened that Jesus must die for the nation.
John 11 : 52 (NLV)
He must die not only for the nation, but also to bring together into one group the children of God who were living in many places.
John 11 : 53 (NLV)
From that day on they talked together about how they might kill Jesus.
John 11 : 54 (NLV)
For this reason Jesus did not walk out in the open among the Jews. He went to a town called Ephraim. It was near a desert. He stayed there with His followers.
John 11 : 55 (NLV)
The special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt was soon. Many people from around the country came up to Jerusalem to go through the religious washing before the special supper.
John 11 : 56 (NLV)
They looked for Jesus. They stood together in the house of God and asked each other, "What do you think? Will He come to the special supper?"
John 11 : 57 (NLV)
The religious leaders of the Jews and the proud religious law-keepers had said that if any man knew where Jesus was, he should tell them. They wanted to take Him.
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