1 Now a man was sick — Lazarus from Bethany,  * 11:1 Mk 11:1 the village of Mary and her sister Martha.  * 11:1 Lk 10:38–422 Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair,  * 11:2 Lk 7:38; Jn 12:3 and it was her brother Lazarus who was sick. 3 So the sisters sent a message to him: "Lord, the one you love is sick."

4 When Jesus heard it, he said, "This sickness will not end in death but is for the glory of God,* 11:4 Lk 9:32; Jn 9:3; 10:38; 11:40; 17:24; 2Co 3:18; 2Pt 3:18so that the Son of God* 11:4 Jn 5:19; Heb 1:2may be glorified through it."5 Now Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus. 6 So when he heard that he was sick, he stayed two more days in the place where he was. 7 Then after that, he said to the disciples, "Let’s go to Judea* 11:7 Lk 1:5again."

8 "Rabbi,"  * 11:8 Mt 23:7–8; 26:25,49; Mk 9:5; 11:21; 14:45; Jn 1:38,49; 3:2,26; 4:31; 6:25; 9:2 the disciples told him, "just now the Jews tried to stone you,  * 11:8 Jn 10:31 and you’re going there again? "

9 "Aren’t there twelve hours in a day? " Jesus answered. "If anyone walks during the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world.* 11:9 Mt 5:14; Jn 8:1210 But if anyone walks during the night,* 11:10 Jn 9:4he does stumble, because the light is not in him."

11 He said this, and then he told them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep,* 11:11 Ac 13:36; 1Co 11:30but I’m on my way to wake him up."

12 Then the disciples said to him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will get well."

13 Jesus, however, was speaking about his death, but they thought he was speaking about natural sleep. 14 So Jesus then told them plainly, "Lazarus has died.