John 11:1-21 ▼

1 There laye one sicke, named Lazarus of Bethania, in ye towne of Mary & hir sister Martha.

2 It was yt Mary which anoynted ye LORDE wt oyntment, & dryed his fete wt hir heer, whose brother Lazarus laye sicke.)

3 The sent his sisters vnto hi, & sayde: LORDE, beholde, he who thou louest lyeth sicke.

4 Wha Iesus herde that, he sayde: This sicknesse is not vnto death, but for the prayse of God, yt the sonne of God maye be praysed there thorow.

5 Iesus loued Martha & hir sister, & Lazarus.

6 Now wha he herde that he was sicke, he abode two dayes in ye place where he was.

7 Afterwarde sayde he vnto his disciples: Let vs go agayne i to Iewry.

8 His disciples sayde vnto him: Master, lately wolde the Iewes haue stoned the, & wilt thou go thither agayne:

9 Iesus answered: Are there not twolue houres in ye daye? He yt walketh in the daye, stombleth not, for he seyeth ye light of this worlde.

10 But he that walketh in the night, stobleth: for there is no light in him.

11 This he spake, & after warde sayde he vnto the: Lazarus or frende slepeth, but I go to wake him out of slepe.

12 The sayde his disciples: LORDE, yf he slepe, he shal do well ynough

13 (Howbeyt Iesus spake of his death but they thought yt he had spoke of ye bodely slepe.)

14 The sayde Iesus vnto the planely: Lazarus is deed,

15 & I am glad for yor sakes, yt I was not there, that ye maye beleue. Neuertheles let vs go vnto hi.

16 The sayde Thomas (which is called Didimus) vnto ye disciples: Let vs go also, yt we maye dye wt hi.

17 The came Iesus, & founde yt he had lyen in ye graue foure dayes allready.

18 Bethanye was nye vnto Ierusale, aboute fiftene furloges.

19 And many of the Iewes were come to Martha & Mary, to coforte the ouer their brother.

20 Now wha Martha herde yt Iesus came, she wete to mete him. But Mary satt styl at home.

21 The sayde Martha vnto Iesus: LORDE, yf thou haddest bene here, my brother had not bene deed.