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

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

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

And it was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

3 T herefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”

The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

4 W hen Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.

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

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

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

When therefore he heard that he was sick, he abode at that time two days in the place where he was.

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

Then after this he saith to the disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

8 T he disciples said to Him, “Rabbi, lately the Jews sought to stone You, and are You going there again?”

The disciples say unto him, Rabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

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 a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

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

But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.

11 T hese things He said, and after that He said to them, “Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.”

These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

12 T hen His disciples said, “Lord, if he sleeps he will get well.”

The disciples therefore said unto him, Lord, if he is fallen asleep, he will recover.

13 H owever, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep.

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

14 T hen Jesus said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead.

Then Jesus therefore said unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

15 A nd I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe. Nevertheless 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 is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with Him.” I Am the Resurrection and the Life

Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said unto his fellow-disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.

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

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

18 N ow Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away.

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

19 A nd many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

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

20 N ow Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house.

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

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

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

22 B ut even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”

And even now I know that, whatsoever thou shalt ask of God, God will give thee.

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

Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

24 M artha said to Him, “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. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live;

26 A nd whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

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

27 S he said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.” Jesus and Death, the Last Enemy

She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I have believed that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, even he that cometh into the world.

28 A nd when she had said these things, she went her way and secretly called Mary her sister, saying, “The Teacher has come and is calling for you.”

And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Teacher is her, and calleth thee.

29 A s soon as she heard that, she arose quickly and came to Him.

And she, when she heard it, arose quickly, and went unto him.

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

(Now Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha met him.)

31 T hen the Jews who were with her in the house, and comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, “She is going to the tomb to weep there.”

The Jews then who were with her in the house, and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, supposing that she was going unto the tomb to weep there.

32 T hen, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down 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, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

33 T herefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled.

When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping who 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 say unto him, Lord, come and see.

35 J esus wept.

Jesus wept.

36 T hen the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”

The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him!

37 A nd some of them said, “Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?” Lazarus Raised from the Dead

But some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die?

38 T hen Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it.

Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.

39 J esus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to Him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days.”

Jesus saith, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time the body decayeth; for he hath been dead four days.

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

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

41 T hen they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.

So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me.

42 A nd I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.”

And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the multitude that standeth around I said it, that they may believe that thou didst send me.

43 N ow when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!”

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

44 A nd he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.” The Plot to Kill Jesus

He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

45 T hen many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in Him.

Many therefore of the Jews, who came to Mary and beheld that which he did, believed on him.

46 B ut some of them went away to the Pharisees and told them the things Jesus did.

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

47 T hen the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, “What shall we do? For this Man works many signs.

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

48 I f we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.”

If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.

49 A nd one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,

But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

50 n or do you consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.”

nor do ye take account that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

51 N ow this he did not say on his own authority; but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,

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

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

and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God that are scattered abroad.

53 T hen, from that day on, they plotted to put Him to death.

So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death.

54 T herefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there remained with His disciples.

Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed thence into the country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there he tarried with the disciples.

55 A nd the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went from the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.

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

56 T hen they sought Jesus, and spoke among themselves as they stood in the temple, “What do you think—that He will not come to the feast?”

They sought therefore for Jesus, and spake one with another, as they stood in the temple, What think ye? That he will not come to the feast?

57 N ow both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it, that they might seize Him.

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