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, Lazarus of Bethany, the village 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 the Mary who 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.

So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, “ Lord, behold, he whom You love 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.

But when Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness is not to end in death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.”

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.

So when He heard that he was sick, He then stayed two days longer in the place where He was.

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

Then after this He said to the disciples, “ Let us go to Judea 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?

The disciples said to Him, “ Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone You, and are You going there 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 anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees 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 anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not 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.

This He said, and after that He said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go, so that I may awaken him out of sleep.”

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

The disciples then said to Him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.”

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

Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He was speaking of literal sleep.

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

So Jesus then said to 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, so that you may believe; but let us go to 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.

Therefore Thomas, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”

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

So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days.

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

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles 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 had come to Martha and Mary, to console 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.

Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him, but Mary stayed at the house.

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

Martha then said to Jesus, “ Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

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

Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”

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

Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”

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

Martha said to Him, “ I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on 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 to her, “ I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies,

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 everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe 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 said to Him, “Yes, Lord; I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, even He who comes 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.

When she had said this, she went away and called Mary her sister, saying secretly, “ The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”

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

And when she heard it, she got up quickly and was coming to 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 had not yet come into the village, but was still in the 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.

Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and consoling her, when they saw that Mary got up quickly and went out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb 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.

Therefore, when Mary came where Jesus was, she saw Him, and fell at His feet, saying to Him, “ Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have 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 who came with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in 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 you laid him?” They said to Him, “Lord, come and see.”

35 J esus wept.

Jesus wept.

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

So the Jews were saying, “See 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?

But some of them said, “Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind man, have kept this man also from dying?”

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.

So Jesus, again being deeply moved within, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone was lying against 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, “Remove the stone.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to Him, “Lord, by this time there will be a stench, for he has 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 said to her, “ Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will 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.

So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised His eyes, and said, “ Father, I thank You that You have 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.

I knew that You always hear Me; but because of the people standing around I said it, so that they may believe that You sent Me.”

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

When He had said these things, He cried out 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.

The man who had died came forth, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind 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.

Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw what He had done, believed in Him.

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

But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done. Conspiracy to Kill Jesus

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).

Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs.

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 go on like this, all men will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”

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

But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You 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 do you take into account that it is expedient for you that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.”

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,

Now he did not say this on his own initiative, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the 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 the nation only, but in order that He might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.

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

So from that day on they planned together to kill Him.

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.

Therefore Jesus no longer continued to walk publicly among the Jews, but went away from there to the country near the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there He stayed with the 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.

Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country 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?

So they were seeking for Jesus, and were saying to one another as they stood in the temple, “What do you think; that He will not come to the feast at all?”

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 the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he was to report it, so that they might seize Him.