1 A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in the town of Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha.

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

2 T his was the Mary who put perfume on the Lord and dried His feet with her hair. It was her brother Lazarus who 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 he sisters sent word to Jesus, saying, “Lord, your friend is sick!”

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

4 W hen Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. It has happened so that it will bring honor to God. And the Son of God will be honored by it also.” Jesus Tells of the Death of Lazarus

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 J esus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

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

6 B ut when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was two more days.

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

7 T hen He said to His followers, “Let us go into the country of Judea again.”

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

8 T he followers said to Him, “Teacher, the Jews tried to throw stones at You to kill You not long ago. 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 said, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walks during the day, he will not fall. 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 I f a man walks during the night, he will fall. The light is not in him.”

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

11 A fter Jesus had said this, He spoke again and said, “Our friend Lazarus is sleeping. I will go and 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 he followers said to Him, “If he is sleeping, he will get well.”

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

13 B ut Jesus meant Lazarus was dead. They thought He meant Lazarus was resting 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, “Lazarus is dead.

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

15 B ecause of you I am glad I was not there so that you may believe. Come, 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 homas, who was called the Twin, said to the other followers, “Let us go also so we may die with Jesus.” Jesus Tells That the Grave Will Not Hold the Dead

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

17 W hen Jesus got there, He heard that Lazarus had been in the grave four days.

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

18 B ethany was about one-half hour walk from Jerusalem.

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

19 M any Jews had come to Martha and Mary to give words of comfort about their brother.

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

20 M artha heard that Jesus was coming and went to meet Him. Mary stayed in the house.

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

21 M artha 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 I know even now God will give You whatever You ask.”

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 when the dead are raised from the grave on 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 One Who raises the dead and gives them life. Anyone who puts his trust in Me will live again, even if he dies.

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 nyone who lives and has put his trust in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”

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

27 S he answered, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God. You are the One Who was to come into the world.” Lazarus Is Raised from the Dead

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 fter Martha said this, she went and called her sister Mary. She said without anyone else hearing, “The Teacher is here and has sent 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 W hen Mary heard this, she got up and went to Him.

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

30 J esus had not yet come into their town. He was still where Martha had met Him.

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

31 T he Jews had been in the house comforting Mary. They saw her get up and hurry out. They followed her and said, “She is going to the grave to cry 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 M ary went to the place where Jesus was. When she saw Him, she got down at His feet. She said 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 J esus saw her crying. The Jews who came with her were crying also. His heart was very sad and He 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 H e said, “Where did you lay Lazarus?” They said, “Lord, come and see.”

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

35 T hen Jesus cried.

Jesus wept.

36 T he Jews said, “See how much He loved Lazarus.”

The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him!

37 S ome of them said, “This Man opened the eyes of the blind man. Could He not have kept this man from dying?”

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 J esus went to the grave with a sad heart. The grave was a hole in the side of a hill. A stone covered the door.

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 the stone away.” The dead man’s sister, Martha, said to Him, “Lord, by now his body has a bad smell. 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 that if you would believe, you would see the shining-greatness of God?”

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

41 T hey took the stone away. Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank You for hearing Me.

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

42 I know You always hear Me. But I have said this for the people standing here, so they may believe You have 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 W hen He had said this, He called with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

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

44 T he man who had been dead came out. His hands and feet were tied in grave clothes. A white cloth was tied around his face. Jesus said to the people, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go!” The Proud Religious Law-Keepers Try to Think of a Way 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 M any of the Jews who had come to visit Mary and had seen what Jesus had done put their trust in Him.

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

46 S ome of them went to the proud religious law-keepers and told them what Jesus had done.

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

47 T he religious leaders of the Jews and the proud religious law-keepers gathered a court together. They said, “What will we do? This Man is doing many powerful works.

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 keep doing these things, all men will put their trust in Him. The Romans will come and take away the house of God and our 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 C aiaphas was the head religious leader that year. He said to them, “You know nothing about this.

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

50 D o you not see it is better for one man to die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed?”

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 C aiaphas did not think of these words himself. He spoke what God had said would happen. He was telling before it happened that Jesus must 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 H e must die not only for the nation, but also to bring together into one group the children of God who were living in many places.

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

53 F rom that day on they talked together about how they might kill Jesus.

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

54 F or this reason Jesus did not walk out in the open among the Jews. He went to a town called Ephraim. It was near a desert. He stayed there with His followers. The Proud Religious Law-Keepers Look for Jesus

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 T he special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt was soon. Many people from around the country came up to Jerusalem to go through the religious washing before the special supper.

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 hey looked for Jesus. They stood together in the house of God and asked each other, “What do you think? Will He come to the special supper?”

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 T he religious leaders of the Jews and the proud religious law-keepers had said that if any man knew where Jesus was, he should tell them. They wanted to take 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.