John 11:1-26 ▼

1 And a certain one was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister.

2 And Mary was the one anointing the Lord with myrrh, and wiping His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

3 Then the sisters sent to Him, saying, Lord, behold the one whom thou lovest is sick.

4 And Jesus hearing said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.

5 Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus, with Divine love.

6 Therefore when He heard that he was sick, He then remained two days in the place in which He was.

7 Then after this He says to the disciples, Let us go again unto Judea.

8 The disciples said to Him, Master, the Jews were but now seeking to stone thee; dost thou go hither again?

9 Jesus responded, Are there not twelve hours of the day? If any one may walk in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world:

10 if any one may walk in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.

11 He spoke these things: and after this He says to them, Our friend Lazarus is asleep; and I go that I may awaken him.

12 Then the disciples said to Him, Lord, if he is asleep, he will be saved.

13 But Jesus spoke concerning his death: and they thought that He spoke concerning the rest of sleep.

14 Then however Jesus spoke to them openly, Lazarus is dead,

15 and I rejoice on account of you that I was not there, in order that you may believe; but let us go to him.

16 Then Thomas, called Didymus, said to his fellow-disciples; Let us go too, that we may die with Him.

17 Then Jesus having come, found him having four days in the sepulcher.

18 But Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs.

19 And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, that they might comfort them concerning their brother.

20 Then Martha, when she heard that Jesus comes, went to meet Him: and Mary sat in the house.

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

22 And now I know that, whatsoever things you may ask of God, God will give to you.

23 Jesus says to her, Thy brother will rise again.

24 Martha says to Him, I know he will rise again in the resurrection in the last day.

25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life; the one believing on me, though he may die, shall live: and

26 every one living and believing on me can never die: do you believe this?