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1Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

1Now a man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

2(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

2Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair, and it was her brother Lazarus who was sick.

3Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

3So the sisters sent a message to him: "Lord, the one you love is sick."

4When 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.

4When Jesus heard it, he said, "This sickness will not end in death but is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it."

5Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

5Now Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus.

6When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

6So when he heard that he was sick, he stayed two more days in the place where he was.

7Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

7Then after that, he said to the disciples, "Let's go to Judea again."

8His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

8"Rabbi," the disciples told him, "just now the Jews tried to stone you, and you're going there again?"

9Jesus 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.

9"Aren't there twelve hours in a day?" Jesus answered. "If anyone walks during the day, he doesn't stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

10But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

10But if anyone walks during the night, he does stumble, because the light is not in him."

11These 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.

11He said this, and then he told them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I'm on my way to wake him up."

12Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.

12Then the disciples said to him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will get well."

13Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

13Jesus, however, was speaking about his death, but they thought he was speaking about natural sleep.

14Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

14So Jesus then told them plainly, "Lazarus has died.

15And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

15I'm glad for you that I wasn't there so that you may believe. But let's go to him."

16Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.

16Then Thomas (called "Twin") said to his fellow disciples, "Let's go too so that we may die with him."

17Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

17When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days.

18Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:

18Bethany was near Jerusalem (less than two miles away).

19And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

19Many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother.

20Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

20As soon as Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him, but Mary remained seated in the house.

21Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

21Then Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother wouldn't have died.

22But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.

22Yet even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you."

23Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

23"Your brother will rise again," Jesus told her.

24Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

24Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."

25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

25Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.

26And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

26Everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"

27She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

27"Yes, Lord," she told him, "I believe you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who comes into the world."

28And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.

28Having said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, saying in private, "The Teacher is here and is calling for you."

29As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.

29As soon as Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him.

30Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.

30Jesus had not yet come into the village but was still in the place where Martha had met him.

31The 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.

31The Jews who were with her in the house consoling her saw that Mary got up quickly and went out. They followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to cry there.

32Then 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.

32As soon as Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and told him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died!"

33When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,

33When Jesus saw her crying, and the Jews who had come with her crying, he was deeply moved in his spirit and troubled.

34And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.

34"Where have you put him?" he asked. "Lord," they told him, "come and see."

35Jesus wept.

35Jesus wept.

36Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!

36So the Jews said, "See how he loved him!"

37And 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?

37But some of them said, "Couldn't he who opened the blind man's eyes also have kept this man from dying?"

38Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

38Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.

39Jesus 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.

39"Remove the stone," Jesus said. Martha, the dead man's sister, told him, "Lord, there is already a stench because he has been dead four days."

40Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

40Jesus said to her, "Didn't I tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?"

41Then 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.

41So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised his eyes and said, "Father, I thank you that you heard me.

42And 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.

42I know that you always hear me, but because of the crowd standing here I said this, so that they may believe you sent me."

43And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

43After he said this, he shouted with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!"

44And 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.

44The dead man came out bound hand and foot with linen strips and with his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Unwrap him and let him go."

45Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

45Therefore, many of the Jews who came to Mary and saw what he did believed in him.

46But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.

46But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.

47Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

47So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and were saying, "What are we going to do since this man is doing many signs?

48If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

48If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."

49And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

49One of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing at all!

50Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

50You're not considering that it is to your advantage that one man should die for the people rather than the whole nation perish."

51And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;

51He did not say this on his own, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation,

52And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

52and not for the nation only, but also to unite the scattered children of God.

53Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

53So from that day on they plotted to kill him.

54Jesus 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.

54Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews but departed from there to the countryside near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and he stayed there with the disciples.

55And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.

55Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many went up to Jerusalem from the country to purify themselves before the Passover.

56Then 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?

56They were looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple: "What do you think? He won't come to the festival, will he?"

57Now 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.

57The chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it so that they could arrest him.

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