João 11

The Death of Lazarus

1 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of *See Luke 10:38,39Mary and her sister Martha. 2 *ch. 12:3It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. 3 So the sisters sent to him, saying, "Lord, *ver. 5, 11, 36he whom you love is ill." 4 But when Jesus heard it he said, *[ver. 11; Matt. 9:24] "This illness does not lead to death. It is for *ver. 40;[ch. 9:3;13:31]the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it."

5 Now *ver. 3Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6 So, when he heard that Lazarus*11:6 Greek he; also verse 17 was ill, *[ch. 2:4;7:6,8]he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. 7 Then after this he said to the disciples, *ch. 10:40"Let us go to Judea again."8 The disciples said to him, *See ch. 1:38"Rabbi, *ch. 8:59;10:31the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?" 9 Jesus answered, *[Luke 13:33] "Are there not twelve hours in the day? *See ch. 9:4;1 John 2:10If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.10 But *Jer. 13:16if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not *Jer. 13:16in him."11 After saying these things, he said to them, "Our friend Lazarus *See Matt. 27:52has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him."12 The disciples said to him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover." 13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. 14 Then Jesus told them plainly, "Lazarus has died,