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

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

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

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

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

4 a nd 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.'

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 A nd Jesus was loving Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus,

Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

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

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

Then after that he said to his disciples, Let us go into Judea again.

8 t he disciples say to him, `Rabbi, now were the Jews seeking to stone thee, and again thou dost go thither!'

His disciples said unto him, Rabbi, the Jews of late sought to stone thee, and goest thou there again?

9 J esus 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;

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

But he who walks in the night stumbles because there is no light in him.

11 T hese 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;'

Having said that he said unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may awake him out of sleep.

12 t herefore said his disciples, `Sir, if he hath fallen asleep, he will be saved;'

Then his disciples said, Lord, if he sleeps, he shall be saved.

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

But Jesus had spoken of his death, and they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

14 T hen, therefore, Jesus said to them freely, `Lazarus hath died;

Then Jesus said unto them plainly, Lazarus has died.

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

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

16 t herefore said Thomas, who is called Didymus, to the fellow-disciples, `We may go -- we also, that we may die with him,'

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

17 J esus, therefore, having come, found him having been four days already in the tomb.

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

18 A nd Bethany was nigh to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off,

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

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

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

20 M artha, therefore, when she heard that Jesus doth come, met him, and Mary kept 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, therefore, said unto Jesus, `Sir, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;

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

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

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

23 J esus saith to her, `Thy brother shall rise again.'

Jesus said unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

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

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

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

Jesus said unto her, I AM the resurrection and the life; he that believes in me, though he is dead, yet shall he live;

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

and whosoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

27 b elievest 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.'

She said unto him, Yes, Lord, I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who should come into the world.

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

And having said this, she went away and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calls for thee.

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

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

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

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

31 t he 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.'

Then the Jews who 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 goes unto the grave to weep there.

32 M ary, 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;'

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 would not have died.

33 J esus, 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,

¶ When Jesus therefore saw her weeping and the Jews also weeping who came with her, he became enraged in the Spirit and stirred himself up

34 ` Where have ye laid him?' they say to him, `Sir, 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, therefore, said, `Lo, how he was loving him!'

Then the Jews said, Behold how he loved him!

37 a nd 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?'

And some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind, have also caused that this man should not have died?

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

Jesus therefore, becoming enraged again in himself, came to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

39 J esus 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;'

Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that had died, said unto him, Lord, by this time he stinks, for he has been dead four days.

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

Jesus said unto her, Did I not say unto thee that if thou wouldest believe thou shalt see the glory of God?

41 T hey 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;

Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus, lifting up his eyes, said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

42 a nd 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.'

And I knew that thou hearest me always, but because of the people who stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

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

And having said these things, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

44 a nd 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.'

Then he that had been dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus said unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

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

¶ Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary and had seen what Jesus did believed on him.

46 b ut certain of them went away unto the Pharisees, and told them what Jesus did;

But some of them went unto the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.

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

Then the high priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, What shall we do? for this man does many signs.

48 i f 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.'

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

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

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

50 n or reason that it is good for us that one man may die for the people, and not the whole nation perish.'

nor consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation be lost.

51 A nd 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,

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

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

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

53 F rom that day, therefore, they took counsel together that they may kill him;

So that from that day forth they took counsel together to kill him.

54 J esus, 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.

Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there unto a country near to the wilderness into a city called Ephraim and there continued with his disciples.

55 A nd 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;

And the passover of the Jews was now at hand, and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover to purify themselves;

56 t hey 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?'

and they sought for Jesus and spoke among themselves as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?

57 a nd 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.

Now both the high priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that if anyone knew where he was he should show it, that they might take him.