John 11:1-21 ▼

1 Now there was a certain person sick, to wit, 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 His sisters therefore sent to Him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

4 But when Jesus heard it, He said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.

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

6 Therefore when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed indeed two days in the place where He was:

7 and after that He saith to his disciples, Let us go again into Judea.

8 The disciples say unto Him, Master, the Jews very lately attempted to stone thee, and art thou going thither again?

9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? if any man walk in the day, he doth not stumble; for he seeth the light of this world:

10 but if any one walk in the night, he stumbleth; because he hath no light.

11 Having thus answered them, He afterwards saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is asleep; but I am going to awake him.

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, Lazarus is dead:

15 and I am glad for your sakes, I was not there, that ye may believe: but let us go to him.

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, being but about fifteen furlongs from it:

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.