1 N ow a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

And there was a certain one ailing, Lazarus, from Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister --

2 I t was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

and it was Mary who did anoint the Lord with ointment, and did wipe his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ailing --

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

therefore sent the sisters unto him, saying, `Sir, lo, he whom thou dost love is ailing;'

4 B ut 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.”

and Jesus having heard, said, `This ailment is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.'

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

And Jesus was loving Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus,

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

when, therefore, he heard that he is ailing, then indeed he remained in the place in which he was two days,

7 T hen after this He said to the disciples, “ Let us go to Judea again.”

then after this, he saith to the disciples, `We may go to Judea again;'

8 T he disciples said to Him, “ Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone You, and are You going there again?”

the disciples say to him, `Rabbi, now were the Jews seeking to stone thee, and again thou dost go thither!'

9 J esus 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.

Jesus answered, `Are there not twelve hours in the day? if any one may walk in the day, he doth not stumble, because the light of this world he doth see;

10 B ut if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”

and if any one may walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.'

11 T his 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.”

These things he said, and after this he saith to them, `Lazarus our friend hath fallen asleep, but I go on that I may awake him;'

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

therefore said his disciples, `Sir, if he hath fallen asleep, he will be saved;'

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

but Jesus had spoken about his death, but they thought that about the repose of sleep he speaketh.

14 S o Jesus then said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,

Then, therefore, Jesus said to them freely, `Lazarus hath died;

15 a nd I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe; but let us go to him.”

and I rejoice, for your sake, (that ye may believe,) that I was not there; but we may go to him;'

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

therefore said Thomas, who is called Didymus, to the fellow-disciples, `We may go -- we also, that we may die with him,'

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

Jesus, therefore, having come, found him having been four days already in the tomb.

18 N ow Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off;

And Bethany was nigh to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off,

19 a nd many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.

and many of the Jews had come unto Martha and Mary, that they might comfort them concerning their brother;

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

Martha, therefore, when she heard that Jesus doth come, met him, and Mary kept sitting in the house.

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

Martha, therefore, said unto Jesus, `Sir, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;

22 E ven now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”

but even now, I have known that whatever thou mayest ask of God, God will give to thee;'

23 J esus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”

Jesus saith to her, `Thy brother shall rise again.'

24 M artha said to Him, “ I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.”

Martha saith to him, `I have known that he will rise again, in the rising again in the last day;'

25 J esus said to her, “ I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies,

Jesus said to her, `I am the rising again, and the life; he who is believing in me, even if he may die, shall live;

26 a nd everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”

and every one who is living and believing in me shall not die -- to the age;

27 S he said to Him, “Yes, Lord; I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, even He who comes into the world.”

believest thou this?' she saith to him, `Yes, sir, I have believed that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming to the world.'

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

And these things having said, she went away, and called Mary her sister privately, saying, `The Teacher is present, and doth call thee;'

29 A nd when she heard it, she got up quickly and was coming to Him.

she, when she heard, riseth up quickly, and doth come to him;

30 N ow Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha met Him.

and Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was in the place where Martha met him;

31 T hen 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.

the Jews, therefore, who were with her in the house, and were comforting her, having seen Mary that she rose up quickly and went forth, followed her, saying -- `She doth go away to the tomb, that she may weep there.'

32 T herefore, 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.”

Mary, therefore, when she came where Jesus was, having seen him, fell at his feet, saying to him, `Sir, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;'

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

Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, did groan in the spirit, and troubled himself, and he said,

34 a nd said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to Him, “Lord, come and see.”

`Where have ye laid him?' they say to him, `Sir, come and see;'

35 J esus wept.

Jesus wept.

36 S o the Jews were saying, “See how He loved him!”

The Jews, therefore, said, `Lo, how he was loving him!'

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

and certain of them said, `Was not this one, who did open the eyes of the blind man, able to cause that also this one might not have died?'

38 S o Jesus, again being deeply moved within, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.

Jesus, therefore, again groaning in himself, cometh to the tomb, and it was a cave, and a stone was lying upon it,

39 J esus 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.”

Jesus saith, `Take ye away the stone;' the sister of him who hath died -- Martha -- saith to him, `Sir, already he stinketh, for he is four days dead;'

40 J esus said to her, “ Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”

Jesus saith to her, `Said I not to thee, that if thou mayest believe, thou shalt see the glory of God?'

41 S o they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised His eyes, and said, “ Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.

They took away, therefore, the stone where the dead was laid, and Jesus lifted his eyes upwards, and said, `Father, I thank Thee, that Thou didst hear me;

42 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.”

and I knew that Thou always dost hear me, but, because of the multitude that is standing by, I said, that they may believe that Thou didst send me.'

43 W hen He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth.”

And these things saying, with a loud voice he cried out, `Lazarus, come forth;'

44 T he 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.”

and he who died came forth, being bound feet and hands with grave-clothes, and his visage with a napkin was bound about; Jesus saith to them, `Loose him, and suffer to go.'

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

Many, therefore, of the Jews who came unto Mary, and beheld what Jesus did, believed in him;

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

but certain of them went away unto the Pharisees, and told them what Jesus did;

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

the chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees, gathered together a sanhedrim, and said, `What may we do? because this man doth many signs?

48 I f 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.”

if we may let him alone thus, all will believe in him; and the Romans will come, and will take away both our place and nation.'

49 B ut one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,

and a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being chief priest of that year, said to them, `Ye have not known anything,

50 n or 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.”

nor reason that it is good for us that one man may die for the people, and not the whole nation perish.'

51 N ow 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,

And this he said not of himself, but being chief priest of that year, he did prophesy that Jesus was about to die for the nation,

52 a nd not for the nation only, but in order that He might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.

and not for the nation only, but that also the children of God, who have been scattered abroad, he may gather together into one.

53 S o from that day on they planned together to kill Him.

From that day, therefore, they took counsel together that they may kill him;

54 T herefore 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.

Jesus, therefore, was no more freely walking among the Jews, but went away thence to the region nigh the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there he tarried with his disciples.

55 N ow the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the Passover to purify themselves.

And the passover of the Jews was nigh, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, that they might purify themselves;

56 S o 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?”

they were seeking, therefore, Jesus, and said one with another, standing in the temple, `What doth appear to you -- that he may not come to the feast?'

57 N ow 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.

and both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if any one may know where he is, he may shew, so that they may seize him.