1 And there was a certain one ailing, Lazarus, from Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister— 2 and it was Mary who anointed the LORD with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ailing— 3 therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom You cherish is ailing"; 4 and Jesus having heard, said, "This ailment is not to death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it." 5 And Jesus was loving Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus, 6 when, therefore, He heard that he is ailing, then indeed He remained in the place in which He was two days, 7 then after this, He says to the disciples, "We may go to Judea again"; 8 the disciples say to Him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just seeking to stone You, and again You go there?" 9 Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone may walk in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world; 10 and if anyone may walk in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him." 11 He said these things, and after this He says to them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go on that I may awake him"; 12 therefore His disciples said, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be saved"; 13 but Jesus had spoken about his death, but they thought that He speaks about the repose of sleep. 14 Then, therefore, Jesus said to them freely, "Lazarus has died;