John 11

1 Now there was a certain sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and Martha her sister. 2 (And it was Mary, that anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 sisters therefore sent to Him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 4 But when Jesus heard He said, 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6 Therefore when He heard that was sick, He stayed indeed two days in the place where He was: 7 after that He saith to his disciples, 8 The disciples say unto Him, Master, the Jews very lately attempted to stone thee, and art thou going thither again? 9 Jesus answered, walk in the day, he doth not stumble; for he seeth the light of this world:} 10 walk in the night, he stumbleth; because he hath no light.} 11 Having thus answered them, He afterwards saith unto them, 12 Therefore his disciples said, Lord, if he sleep, he will do well. 13 But Jesus spake of his death; though they thought that He was speaking of the refreshment of sleep. 14 Then Jesus said to them plainly, 16 Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow-disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. 17 And when Jesus came, He found that he had been four days in the grave. 18 Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs from 19 and many of the Jews were come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. 20 Therefore Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him: but Mary was sitting in the house. 21 And Martha said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 22 But I know that even now whatsoever thou shalt ask of God, God will grant it thee. 23 Jesus saith unto her, 24 Martha saith unto Him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. 25 Jesus told her, } 27 Dost thou believe this? She saith unto Him, Yes, Lord, I believe that thou art the Messiah, the Son of God, who was to come into the world. 28 And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister, telling privately, The Master is coming and calleth for thee. 29 As soon as she heard she gets up with speed and comes to Him. 30 For Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in the place where Martha met Him. 31 The Jews therefore that were with her in the house to comfort her, seeing Mary that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She is going to the grave to weep there. 32 Then Mary, when she came where Jesus was and saw Him, fell down at his feet, saying unto Him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 33 Jesus therefore, when He saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping, that came with her, groaned in spirit and was troubled. 34 And He said, 35 They say unto Him, Lord, come and see: Jesus wept. 36 The Jews therefore said, Behold, how he loved him! 37 but some of them said, Could not He, who opened the eyes of the blind, have caused also that this should not have died? 38 Jesus therefore, again groaning in himself, cometh to the sepulchre: which was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 39 Jesus saith, Martha, the sister of the deceased, saith unto Him, Lord, by this time he is offensive; for it is the fourth day. 40 Jesus saith unto her, 41 So they took away the stone where the corpse was laid. And Jesus lifted up eyes and said, 42 that they may believe that Thou hast sent me.} 43 And when He had said these He cried with a loud voice, 44 And he that had been dead came forth, having feet and hands rolled up in grave-cloths: and his face bound about with a napkin. Jesus bid them, 45 Therefore many of the Jews, that came to Mary and saw what Jesus did, believed on Him. 46 But some of them went to the pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47 Therefore the chief priests and the pharisees held a council and said, What are we doing? for this man worketh many miracles. 48 If we suffer Him thus, all will believe on Him, and the Romans will come and destroy both our place and nation. 49 But Caiaphas one of them, being high-priest that year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all; 50 nor do ye consider, that it is better for us that one man should die for the people, than that the whole nation should perish. 51 This however he spake not of himself, but being high-priest at that time he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation: 52 and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together the children of God that are dispersed. 53 From that day therefore they consulted together to put Him to death. 54 Wherefore Jesus appeared no longer publicly among the Jews; but went away from thence into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples. 55 Now the passover of the Jews was near; and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country, before the passover, to purify themselves. 56 So they sought for Jesus, and said to one another 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 order, that if any knew where He was, he should inform that they might take Him.