1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Miriam and her sister, Martha. 2 It was that Miriam who had anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother, Lazarus, was sick. 3 The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, "Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick." 4 But when Yeshua heard it, he said, "This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God’s Son may be glorified by it." 5 Now Yeshua loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6 When therefore he heard that he was sick, he stayed two days in the place where he was. 7 Then after this he said to the disciples, "Let’s go into Judea again."

8 The disciples asked him, "Rabbi, the Judeans were just trying to stone you. Are you going there again?"

9 Yeshua answered, "Aren’t there twelve hours of daylight? If a man walks in the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world. 10 But if a man walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light isn’t in him." 11 He said these things, and after that, he said to them, "Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep."

12 The disciples therefore said, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover."

13 Now Yeshua had spoken of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep. 14 So Yeshua said to them plainly then, "Lazarus is dead. 15 I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. Nevertheless, let’s go to him."

16 Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, "Let’s go also, that we may die with him."

17 So when Yeshua came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already. 18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away. 19 Many of the Judeans had joined the women around Martha and Miriam, to console them concerning their brother. 20 Then when Martha heard that Yeshua was coming, she went and met him, but Miriam stayed in the house. 21 Therefore Martha said to Yeshua, "Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn’t have died. 22 Even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you." 23 Yeshua said to her, "Your brother will rise again."

24 Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."

25 Yeshua said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies. 26 Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"

27 She said to him, "Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Messiah, God’s Son, he who comes into the world."

28 When she had said this, she went away and called Miriam, her sister, secretly, saying, "The Rabbi is here and is calling you."

29 When she heard this, she arose quickly and went to him. 30 Now Yeshua had not yet come into the village, but was in the place where Martha met him. 31 Then the Judeans who were with her in the house and were consoling her, when they saw Miriam, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, "She is going to the tomb to weep there." 32 Therefore when Miriam came to where Yeshua was and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, "Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn’t have died."

33 When Yeshua therefore saw her weeping, and the Judeans weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, 34 and said, "Where have you laid him?"

They told him, "Lord, come and see."

35 Yeshua wept.

36 The Judeans therefore said, "See how much affection he had for him!" 37 Some of them said, "Couldn’t this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also kept this man from dying?"

38 Yeshua therefore, again groaning in himself, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it. 39 Yeshua said, "Take away the stone."

Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to him, "Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days."

40 Yeshua said to her, "Didn’t I tell you that if you believed, you would see God’s glory?"

41 So they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. Yeshua lifted up his eyes, and said, "Father, I thank you that you listened to me. 42 I know that you always listen to me, but because of the multitude standing around I said this, that they may believe that you sent me." 43 When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!"

44 He who was dead came out, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth.

Yeshua said to them, "Free him, and let him go."

45 Therefore many of the Judeans who came to Miriam and saw what Yeshua did believed in him. 46 But some of them went away to the Pharisees and told them the things which Yeshua had done. 47 The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, "What are we doing? For this man does many signs. 48 If we leave him alone like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."

49 But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing at all, 50 nor do you consider that it is advantageous for us that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish." 51 Now he didn’t say this of himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Yeshua would die for the nation, 52 and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. 53 So from that day forward they took counsel that they might put him to death. 54 Yeshua therefore walked no more openly among the Judeans, but departed from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim. He stayed there with his disciples.

55 Now the Passover in Judea was at hand. Many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves. 56 Then they sought for Yeshua and spoke with one another as they stood in the temple, "What do you think—that he isn’t coming to the feast at all?" 57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had commanded that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it, that they might seize him.

1 Now, one Lazarus, of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha, was sick.2 (It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with balsam, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)3 The sisters, therefore, sent to tell Jesus, Master, lo! he whom you love, is sick.4 Jesus hearing it, said, This sickness will not prove fatal; but conduce to the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it.5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.6 Having, then, heard that he was sick, Jesus staid two days in the place where he was.7 Afterward, he said to the disciples, Let us return to Judea.8 The disciples answered, Rabbi, but very lately the Jews would have stoned you, and you would return thither?9 Jesus replied, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbles not: because he sees the light of the world:10 but if he walk in the night, he stumbles; because there is no light.11 Having spoken this, he added, Our friend Lazarus sleeps; but I go to wake him.12 Then said his disciples, Master, if he sleep, he will recover.13 Jesus spoke of his death; but they thought that he spoke of the repose of sleep.14 Then Jesus told them plainly, Lazarus is dead.15 And on your account I am glad that I was not there, that you may believe; but let us go to him.16 Then Thomas, that is, Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, Let us go, that we may die with him.17 When Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had been already four days in the tomb.18 Now, (Bethany being about fifteen furlongs from Jerusalem,)19 many of the Jews came to Martha, and Mary, to comfort them on the death of their brother.20 Martha having heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him; but Mary remained in the house.21 Then Martha said to Jesus, Master, if you had been here, my brother had not died.22 But I know that even now, whatever you shall ask of God, God will give you.23 Jesus said to her, Your brother shall rise again.24 Martha replied, I know that he will rise at the resurrection, on the last day.25 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes on me, though he were dead, shall live;26 and no man who lives and believes on me, shall ever die. Do you believe this?27 She answered, Yes, Master, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, He who comes into the world.28 Having said this, she went and called Mary, her sister, aside, saying, The Teacher is come, and calls for you.29 When Mary heard this, she instantly rose and went to him.30 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was in the place where Martha met him.31 The Jews, then, who were condoling with Mary in the house, when they saw that she arose hastily, and went out, followed her, saying, She is going to the tomb to weep there.32 Mary being come to the place where Jesus was, and seeing him, threw herself at his feet, saying, Had you be here, Master, my brother had not died.33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping, who came with her, he groaned deeply, and was troubled,34 and said, Where have you laid him? They answered, and said, Master, come and see.35 Jesus wept.36 The Jews, therefore, said, Mark how he loved him.37 But some of them said, Could not he who gave sight to the blind man, even have prevented this man's death?38 Jesus, therefore, again, groaning, came to the tomb. It was a cave, the entrance of which was shut up with a stone.39 Jesus said, Remove the stone. Martha, the sister of the deceased, answered, Sir, by this time, the smell is offensive, for this is the fourth day.40 Jesus replied, Did I not say to you, If you believe, you shall see the glory of God?41 Then they removed the stone. And Jesus, lifting up his eyes, said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.42 As for me, I know that thou hearest me always; but I speak, for the people's sake who surround me, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.43 After these words, raising his voice, he cried, Lazarus, come forth!44 He who had been dead, came forth, bound hand and foot with fillets, and his face wrapped in a handkerchief. Jesus said to them, Unbind him, and let him go.45 Many, therefore, of the Jews, who had come to Mary, and seen what he did, believed on him.46 But some of the repaired to the Pharisees, and told them what Jesus had done.47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled the Sanhedrim, and said, What are we doing? for this man works many miracles.48 If we let him go on thus, every one will believe on him, and the Romans will come and destroy both our place and our nation.49 One of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, You are utterly at a loss,50 and do not consider, that it is better for us that one man die for the people, than that the whole nation should be ruined.51 This he spoke, not of himself; but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation;52 and not for that nation only, but that he should assemble into one body the dispersed children of God.53 From that day, therefore, they concerted how they might destroy him.54 For that reason, Jesus appeared no longer publicly among the Jews, but retired to the country, near the desert, to a city called Ephraim; and continued there with his disciples.55 Meantime, the Jewish passover approached, and many went to Jerusalem from the country, before the passover, to purify themselves.56 These inquired after Jesus, and said, one to another, as they stood in the temple, What do you think? Will he not come to the festival?57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had issued an order, that whosoever knew where he was, he should make it known, that they might apprehend him.