4 When Jesus got the message, he said, "This sickness is not fatal. It will become an occasion to show God’s glory by glorifying God’s Son."
5-7 Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, but oddly, when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed on where he was for two more days. After the two days, he said to his disciples, "Let’s go back to Judea."
14,15 Then Jesus became explicit: "Lazarus died. And I am glad for your sakes that I wasn’t there. You’re about to be given new grounds for believing. Now let’s go to him."
17-20 When Jesus finally got there, he found Lazarus already four days dead. Bethany was near Jerusalem, only a couple of miles away, and many of the Jews were visiting Martha and Mary, sympathizing with them over their brother. Martha heard Jesus was coming and went out to meet him. Mary remained in the house.
21,22 Martha said, "Master, if you’d been here, my brother wouldn’t have died. Even now, I know that whatever you ask God he will give you."
34,35 "Master, come and see," they said. Now Jesus wept.