1 N ow a certain man named Lazarus was ill. He was of Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

2 T his Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped His feet with her hair. It was her brother Lazarus who was sick.

(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

3 S o the sisters sent to Him, saying, Lord, he whom You love is sick.

Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

4 W hen Jesus received the message, He said, This sickness is not to end in death; but it is to honor God and to promote His glory, that the Son of God may be glorified through (by) it.

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.

5 N ow Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

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

6 T herefore when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He still stayed two days longer in the same place where He was.

When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

7 T hen after that interval He said to His disciples, Let us go back again to Judea.

Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

8 T he disciples said to Him, Rabbi, the Jews only recently were intending and trying to stone You, and are You going back there again?

His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

9 J esus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? Anyone who walks about in the daytime does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

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.

10 B ut if anyone walks about in the night, he does stumble, because there is no light in him.

But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

11 H e said these things, and then added, Our friend Lazarus is at rest and sleeping; but I am going there that I may awaken him out of his sleep.

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.

12 T he disciples answered, Lord, if he is sleeping, he will recover.

Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.

13 H owever, Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He referred to falling into a refreshing and natural sleep.

Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

14 S o then Jesus told them plainly, Lazarus is dead,

Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

15 A nd for your sake I am glad that I was not there; it will help you to believe (to trust and rely on Me). However, let us go to him.

And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

16 T hen Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, Let us go too, that we may die along with Him.

Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.

17 S o when Jesus arrived, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days.

Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

18 B ethany was near Jerusalem, only about two miles away,

Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:

19 A nd a considerable number of the Jews had gone out to see Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother.

And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

20 W hen Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet Him, while Mary remained sitting in the house.

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

21 M artha then said to Jesus, Master, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

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

22 A nd even now I know that whatever You ask from God, He will grant it to You.

But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.

23 J esus said to her, Your brother shall rise again.

Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

24 M artha replied, I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

25 J esus said to her, I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on) Me, although he may die, yet he shall live;

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

26 A nd whoever continues to live and believes in (has faith in, cleaves to, and relies on) Me shall never die at all. Do you believe this?

And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

27 S he said to Him, Yes, Lord, I have believed that You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One), the Son of God, Who was to come into the world.

She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

28 A fter she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, privately whispering to her, The Teacher is close at hand and is asking for you.

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.

29 W hen she heard this, she sprang up quickly and went to Him.

As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.

30 N ow Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the same spot where Martha had met Him.

Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.

31 W hen the Jews who were sitting with her in the house and consoling her saw how hastily Mary had arisen and gone out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to pour out her grief there.

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.

32 W hen Mary came to the place where Jesus was and saw Him, she dropped down at His feet, saying to Him, Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

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.

33 W hen Jesus saw her sobbing, and the Jews who came with her sobbing, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.

34 A nd He said, Where have you laid him? They said to Him, Lord, come and see.

And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.

35 J esus wept.

Jesus wept.

36 T he Jews said, See how He loved him!

Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!

37 B ut some of them said, Could not He Who opened a blind man’s eyes have prevented this man from dying?

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?

38 N ow Jesus, again sighing repeatedly and deeply disquieted, approached the tomb. It was a cave (a hole in the rock), and a boulder lay against it.

Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

39 J esus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead man, exclaimed, But Lord, by this time he throws off an offensive odor, for he has been dead four days!

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.

40 J esus said to her, Did I not tell you and promise you that if you would believe and rely on Me, you would see the glory of God?

Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

41 S o they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.

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.

42 Y es, I know You always hear and listen to Me, but I have said this on account of and for the benefit of the people standing around, so that they may believe that You did send 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.

43 W hen He had said this, He shouted with a loud voice, Lazarus, come out!

And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

44 A nd out walked the man who had been dead, his hands and feet wrapped in burial cloths (linen strips), and with a napkin bound around his face. Jesus said to them, Free him of the burial wrappings and let him go.

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.

45 U pon seeing what Jesus had done, many of the Jews who had come with Mary believed in Him.

Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

46 B ut some of them went back to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.

But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.

47 S o the chief priests and Pharisees called a meeting of the council (the Sanhedrin) and said, What are we to do? For this Man performs many signs (evidences, miracles).

Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

48 I f we let Him alone to go on like this, everyone will believe in Him and adhere to Him, and the Romans will come and suppress and destroy and take away our place and our nation '> our temple and city and our civil organization].

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.

49 B ut one of them, Caiaphas, who was the high priest that year, declared, You know nothing at all!

And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

50 N or do you understand or reason out that it is expedient and better for your own welfare that one man should die on behalf of the people than that the whole nation should perish (be destroyed, ruined).

Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

51 N ow he did not say this simply of his own accord; but being the high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was to die for the nation,

And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;

52 A nd not only for the nation but also for the purpose of uniting into one body the children of God who have been scattered far and wide.

And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

53 S o from that day on they took counsel and plotted together how they might put Him to death.

Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

54 F or that reason Jesus no longer appeared publicly among the Jews, but left there and retired to the district that borders on the wilderness (the desert), to a village called Ephraim, and there He stayed with the disciples.

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.

55 N ow the Jewish Passover was at hand, and many from the country went up to Jerusalem in order that they might purify and consecrate themselves before the Passover.

And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.

56 S o they kept looking for Jesus and questioned among themselves as they were standing about in the temple '> area], What do you think? Will He not come to the Feast at all?

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?

57 N ow the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it to them, so that they might arrest Him.

Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.