Chapter 11 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary
and her sister Martha.
It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her
hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest
is sick.
When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death,
but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
When he had heard, therefore, that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same
place where he was.
Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judea again.
His disciples saying to him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee,
and goest thou thither again?
Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day?
If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this
world.
But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in
him.
These things said he, and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus
sleepeth, but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
Howbeit, Jesus spake of his death.
But they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead, and I am glad for your
sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe.
Nevertheless, let us go unto him.
Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow disciples, Let us also go,
that we may die with him.
Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off.
And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary to comfort them concerning their
brother.
Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him.
But Mary sat still in the house.
Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hast been here, my brother had not
died.
But I know that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at
the last day.
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life.
He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.
And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.
Believest thou this?
She saith unto him, Yea, Lord, I believe that thou art the Christ,
the Son of God, which should come into the world.
And when she had so said, she went her way and called Mary, her sister, secretly,
saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly and came unto him.
Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met
him.
The Jews then, which were with her in the house and comforted her, when they saw
Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto
the grave to weep there.
Then when Mary was come where Jesus was and saw him, she fell down at his feet,
saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with
her, he groaned in the spirit and was troubled.
And said, Where have ye laid him?
They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
Jesus wept.
Then said the Jews, Behold, how he loved him!
And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind,
have caused that even this man should not have died?
Jesus therefore again, groaning in himself, cometh to the grave.
It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
Jesus said, Take ye away the stone.
Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he
stinketh, for he hath been dead four days.
Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that if thou wouldst believe,
thou shouldst see the glory of God?
Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid.
And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard
me, and I knew that thou hearest me always.
But because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou
hast sent me.
And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes,
and his face was bound about with a napkin.
Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did,
believed on him.
But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus
had done.
Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said,
What do we?
For this man doeth many miracles.
If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him, and the Romans shall come
and take away both our place and nation.
And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year,
said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, nor consider that it is expedient for us
that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
And this spake he not of himself.
But being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for
that nation, and not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in
one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
Then from that day forth they took council together for to put him to death.
Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but went thence unto a
country near to the wilderness into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with
his disciples.
And the Jews' Passover was nigh at hand, and many went out of the country up to
Jerusalem before the Passover to purify themselves.
Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves as they stood in the
temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?
Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment,
that if any man knew where he were, he should show it, that they might take him.