João 11

1 A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters*11:1. In the original it states that Lazarus lived in Bethany with Mary and her sister Martha. However, in verse 2 it’s mentioned that Lazarus is Mary’s brother, so their relationship is best identified at the outset. Mary and Martha. 2 Mary was the one who had anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair. It was her brother Lazarus who was sick. 3 So the sisters sent a message to Jesus: "Lord, your close friend is sick." 4 When Jesus heard the news he said, "The end result of this sickness will not be death. Through this God’s glory will be revealed so that the Son of God may be glorified."

5 Even though Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, 6 and had heard that Lazarus was sick, he remained where he was for two more days. 7 Then he told the disciples, "Let’s return to Judea."

8 The disciples replied, "Rabbi, just a few days ago the Jews were trying to stone you. Do you really want to go back there now?"

9 "Aren’t there twelve hours in a day?" Jesus replied. 10 "If you walk during the day you don’t stumble because you can see where you’re going by the light of this world. But if you walk during the night you stumble because you have no light." 11 After telling them this, he said, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I’m going to go there and wake him up!"

12 The disciples said, "Lord, if he’s sleeping then he’ll get better."

13 Jesus had been referring to the death of Lazarus, but the disciples thought he meant actual sleep.*11:13. In the New Testament death is represented as a sleep. 14 So Jesus told them plainly, "Lazarus is dead.