John 11:1-8 ▼

1 Lazarus, who lived in Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived, was sick.

2 (Mary was the woman who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair. Her brother Lazarus was the one who was sick.)

3 So the sisters sent a messenger to tell Jesus, |Lord, your close friend is sick.|

4 When Jesus heard the message, he said, |His sickness won't result in death. Instead, this sickness will bring glory to God so that the Son of God will receive glory through it.|

5 Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus.

6 Yet, when Jesus heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was for two more days.

7 Then, after the two days, Jesus said to his disciples, |Let's go back to Judea.|

8 The disciples said to him, |Rabbi, not long ago the Jews wanted to stone you to death. Do you really want to go back there?|