| John
11:1-44 (ESV) 1 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of
Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment
and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. 3 So the
sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” 4 But when
Jesus heard it he said, “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the
glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” 5 Now
Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6 So, when he heard that
Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. 7 Then
after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” 8 The
disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you,
and are you going there again?” 9 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 this world. 10 But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles,
because the light is not in him.” 11 After saying these things, he said to
them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.” 12 The
disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” 13
Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest
in sleep. 14 Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died, 15 and for your
sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go
to him.” 16 So Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us
also go, that we may die with him.” 17 Now when Jesus came, he found that
Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Bethany was near
Jerusalem, about two miles off, 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha
and Mary to console them concerning their brother. 20 So when Martha heard
that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the
house. 21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would
not have died. 22 But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God
will give you.” 23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24
Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on
the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life.
Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who
lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” 27 She said
to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is
coming into the world.” 28 When she had said this, she went and called her
sister Mary, saying in private, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”
29 And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him. 30 Now Jesus had
not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had
met him. 31 When the Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw
Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going
to the tomb to weep there. 32 Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw
him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my
brother would not have died.” 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who
had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly
troubled. 34 And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord,
come and see.” 35 Jesus wept. 36 So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” 37
But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man
also have kept this man from dying?” 38 Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came
to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. 39 Jesus said, “Take
away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by
this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days.” thru verse
44; John 12:1-8 |
