John 11:24-57 ▼

24 Martha says to him, I know that he shall rise at the rising up in the last day.

25 Jesus said to her, I am the rising up, and life: he believing in me, though he die, shall live.

26 And all living and believing in me should never die. Believest thou this?

27 She says to him, Yes, Lord: I have believed that thou art Christ, the Son of God, he coming into the world.

28 And having said these, she departed and called Mary her sister secretly, having said, The Teacher is come, and calls thee.

29 She, when she heard, arises quickly, and comes to him.

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

31 Then the Jews being in the house with her, and consoling her, having seen Mary, that she rose quickly and went forth, followed her, saying, That she retires to the tomb, that she might weep there.

32 Then Mary, when she came where Jesus was, seeing him, fell at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if thou wert here, my brother had not died.

33 Then Jesus, when he saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping having come with her, was heavy in spirit, and troubled himself,

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

35 Jesus wept.

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

37 And certain of them said, Could not he having opened the eyes of the blind, have made that this should not die?

38 Then Jesus again being heavy in himself, comes to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was laid upon it.

39 Jesus says, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead, says to him, Lord, he already smells: for it is the fourth day.

40 Jesus says to her, Said I not to thee, if thou shouldest believe, thou shalt see the glory of God.

41 Then took they away the stone where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes above, and said, Father, I return thee thanks that thou didst hear me.

42 And I knew that thou always hearest me: but for the crowd standing round I said, that they might believe that thou didst send me.

43 And having said these, he cried out with a great voice, Lazarus, come out.

44 And the dead came out, bound feet and hands with bandages; and his face was bound with a napkin. Jesus says to them, Loose him, and let him retire.

45 Then many of the Jews, having come to Mary, and seeing what Jesus did, believed in him.

46 But certain of them departed to the Pharisees, and said to them what Jesus did.

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

48 If we let him thus go, all will believe on him: and the Romans will come and take away also our place and nation.

49 And a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being chief priest that year, said to them, Ye know nothing,

50 Neither turn ye in your thoughts that it is profitable to us, that one man die for the people, and the nation perish not.

51 And this he said not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was about to die for the nation;

52 And not for the nation alone, but that also the children of God, scattered, should be gathered into one.

53 Then from that day they counselled together that they might kill him.

54 Jesus then walked no more with freedom of speech among the Jews; but departed thence to the country near the desert, to a city called Ephraim, and there he tarried with his disciples.

55 And the Jews' pascha was near: and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the pascha, that they might purify themselves.

56 Then sought they Jesus, and said with one another, standing in the temple, What seems it to you, that he should not come to the festival.

57 And also the chief priests and Pharisees had given a command, that if any know where he is, he should make known, that they might take him.