Berean Standard Bible

John 11:4-40

4WhenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191this,He saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “ThisαὕτηhautēG3778ἡhēG3588sicknessἀσθένειαastheneiaG769willἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756end inπρὸςprosG4314deathθάνατονthanatonG2288.Noἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, it isforὑπὲρhuperG5228theτῆςtēsG3588gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,so thatἵναinaG2443theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316may be glorifiedδοξασθῇdoxasthēaG1392throughδι᾽di᾽G1223itαὐτῆς.¶autēsG846.”

5NowδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424lovedἨγάπαĒgapaG25τὴνtēnG3588MarthaΜάρθανMarthanG3136andκαὶkaiG2532herαὐτῆςautēsG846τὴνtēnG3588sisterἀδελφὴνadelphēnG79andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588LazarusΛάζαρον.LazaronG2976.

6SoοὖνounG3767onὡςhōsG5613hearingἤκουσενēkousenG191thatὅτιhotiG3754Lazaruswas sickἀσθενεῖ,astheneiG770τότεtoteG5119μὲνmenG3303,He stayedἔμεινενemeinenG3306whereἐν ᾧ τόπῳen hō topōG1722 G5117 G3739He wasἦνēnG1510for twoδύοduoG1417daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250,

7and thenἔπειτα μετὰ τοῦτοepeita meta toutoG1899 G3326 G3778He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to theτοῖςtoisG3588disciplesμαθηταῖς·mathētaisG3101, “Let us goἄγωμενagōmenG71backπάλιν.palinG3825toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588JudeaἸουδαίανIoudaianG2449.”

8“Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461οἱhoiG3588,” theyμαθηταί·mathētaiG3101repliedλέγουσινlegousinG3004αὐτῷautōG846, “theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453justνῦνnunG3568triedἐζήτουνezētounG2212to stoneλιθάσαιlithasaiG3034YouσεseG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532You are goingὑπάγειςhupageisG5217backπάλινpalinG3825thereἐκεῖ;¶ekeiG1563?”

9JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, “Are thereεἰσινeisinG1510notοὐχὶouchiG3780twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427hoursὧραίhōraiG5610ofτῆςtēsG3588daylightἡμέρας;hēmerasG2250?IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100walksπεριπατῇperipatēaG4043inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588daytimeἡμέρᾳ,hēmeraG2250,he will not stumbleοὐ προσκόπτει,ou proskopteiG3756 G4350,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he seesβλέπει.blepeiG991by theτὸtoG3588lightφῶςphōsG5457of thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.

10ButδέdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100walksπεριπατῇperipatēaG4043atἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588nightνυκτί,nuktiG3571,he will stumbleπροσκόπτει,proskopteiG4350,becauseὅτιhotiG3754ἐνenG1722heαὐτῷ.autōG846hasἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756τὸtoG3588lightφῶςphōsG5457.”

11καὶkaiG2532AfterμετὰmetaG3326ταῦταtautaG3778He had saidεἶπενeipenG2036thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,He toldλέγειlegeiG3004themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “OurG1473ὁhoG3588friendφίλοςphilosG5384LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976has fallen asleepκεκοίμηται·kekoimētaiG2837,butἀλλὰallaG235I am goingπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198theretoἵναinaG2443wake him upἐξυπνίσω αὐτόν.¶exupnisō autonG1852 G846.”

12οὖνounG3767Hisαὐτῷ·autōG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101repliedεἶπανeipanG2036, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,ifεἰeiG1487he is sleepingκεκοίμηται,kekoimētaiG2837,he will get betterσωθήσεται.sōthēsetaiG4982.”

13δὲdeG1161TheyἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565thoughtἔδοξανedoxanG1380thatὅτιhotiG3754Jesuswas talkingλέγει.¶legeiG3004aboutπερὶperiG4012ὁhoG3588actual sleepτοῦ κοιμήσεως ὕπνουtou koimēseōs hupnouG2838 G3588 G5258,butδὲdeG1161τῆςtēsG3588HeἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was speakingG2046aboutπερὶperiG4012theτοῦtouG3588deathθανάτουthanatouG2288ofαὐτοῦ·autouG846Lazarus.

14SoοὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ΤότεToteG5119toldεἶπενeipenG2036themαὐτοῖςautoisG846plainlyπαρρησίᾳ·parrēsiaG3954, “LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976is deadἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599,

15andκαὶkaiG2532for your sakeδι᾽ ὑμᾶς,di᾽ humasG1223 G4771I am gladχαίρωchairōG5463ὅτιhotiG3754I wasἤμηνēmēnG1510notοὐκoukG3756thereἐκεῖ·ekeiG1563,so thatἵναinaG2443you may believeπιστεύσητε,pisteusēteG4100.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235let us goἄγωμενagōmenG71toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.”

16ThenοὖνounG3767ThomasΘωμᾶςThōmasG2381ὁhoG3588calledλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004DidymusΔίδυμοςDidumosG1324saidΕἶπενEipenG2036toτοῖςtoisG3588hisfellow disciplesσυμμαθηταῖς·summathētaisG4827, “Let usG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532goἄγωμενagōmenG71,so thatἵναinaG2443we may dieἀποθάνωμενapothanōmenG599withμετ᾽met᾽G3326Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.”

17WhenοὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424arrivedἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,He found thatεὗρενheurenG2147LazarusαὐτὸνautonG846had already spentἤδη ἔχονταēdē echontaG2192 G2235fourτέσσαραςtessarasG5064daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588tombμνημείῳ.mnēmeiōG3419.

18NowδὲdeG1161ἡhēG3588BethanyΒηθανίαBēthaniaG963wasἦνēnG1510nearἐγγὺςengusG1451τῶνtōnG3588JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414,a little less thanὡςhōsG5613two milesσταδίων δεκαπέντε.¶stadiōn dekapenteG1178 G4712awayἀπὸapoG575,

19andδὲdeG1161manyΠολλοὶPolloiG4183ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453had comeἐληλύθεισανelēlutheisanG2064toπρὸςprosG4314τὴνtēnG3588MarthaΜάρθανMarthanG3136andκαὶkaiG2532MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137toἵναinaG2443consoleπαραμυθήσωνταιparamuthēsōntaiG3888themαὐτὰςautasG846in the loss ofπερὶperiG4012theirτοῦtouG3588brotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80.

20SoοὖνounG3767whenὡςhōsG5613ἩHēG3588MarthaΜάρθα,MarthaG3136heardἤκουσενēkousenG191thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,she went out to meetὑπήντησενhupēntēsenG5221Himαὐτῷ·autōG846,butδὲdeG1161MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137stayedἐκαθέζετο.ekathezetoG2516atἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588homeοἴκῳoikōG3624.

21οὖνounG3767ἡhēG3588MarthaΜάρθαMarthaG3136saidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦν·IēsounG2424, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,ifεἰeiG1487You had beenἦςēsG1510hereὧδε,hōdeG5602,myG1473ὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80would not have diedοὐκ ἂν ἀπέθανενouk an apethanenG302 G3756 G599.

22Butἀλλὰ καὶalla kaiG235 G2532even nowνῦνnunG3568I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316will giveδώσειdōseiG1325YouσοιsoiG4771whateverὅσα ἂνhosa anG3745 G302You ask ofαἰτήσῃaitēsēG154ὁhoG3588Himθεός.¶theosG2316.”

23“Yourσου.souG4771ὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80will rise againἀναστήσεταιanastēsetaiG450ὁhoG3588,”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424told herΛέγειLegeiG3004αὐτῇautēaG846.

24ἡhēG3588MarthaΜάρθα·MarthaG3136repliedλέγει αὐτῷlegei autōG3004 G846, “I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754he will rise againἀναστήσεταιanastēsetaiG450inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588resurrectionἀναστάσειanastaseiG386atἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.¶hēmeraG2250.”

25ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΕἶπενEipenG2036to herαὐτῇautēaG846, “IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theἡhēG3588resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386andG2532theἡhēG3588lifeζωή·zōēG2222.WhoeverὁhoG3588believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100inεἰςeisG1519MeἐμὲemeG1473will liveζήσεται,zēsetaiG2198,even thoughG2579he diesἀποθάνῃapothanēG599.

26AndκαὶkaiG2532everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588livesζῶνzōnG2198andκαὶkaiG2532believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100inεἰςeisG1519MeἐμὲemeG1473will never dieοὐ μὴ ἀποθάνῃ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.ou mē apothanē eis ton aiōnaG3756 G3361 G599 G1519 G3588 G165.Do you believeπιστεύειςpisteueisG4100thisτοῦτο;toutoG3778?”

27“YesναὶnaiG3483,Lordκύριε·kurieG2962,”she answeredλέγει αὐτῷ·legei autōG3004 G846, “IἐγὼegōG1473believeπεπίστευκαpepisteukaG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754YouσὺsuG4771areεἶeiG1510theὁhoG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547,theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoὁhoG3588was to comeἐρχόμενος.¶erchomenosG2064intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889.”

28AfterΚαὶKaiG2532Marthahad saidεἰποῦσαeipousaG2036thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,she went backἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565andκαὶkaiG2532calledἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455herαὐτῆςautēsG846τὴνtēnG3588sisterἀδελφὴνadelphēnG79MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137asideλάθρᾳlathraG2977to tell herεἰποῦσα·eipousaG2036, “TheὁhoG3588TeacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320is hereπάρεστινparestinG3918andκαὶkaiG2532is asking forφωνεῖphōneiG5455youσε.seG4771.”

29AndδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613Maryheard thisἤκουσενēkousenG191,sheἐκείνηekeinēG1565got upἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453quicklyταχὺtachuG5035andκαὶkaiG2532wentἤρχετοērchetoG2064toπρὸςprosG4314Himαὐτόν.autonG846.

30NowδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had not yetοὔπωoupōG3768enteredἐληλύθει εἰςelēluthei eisG2064 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588villageκώμην,kōmēnG2968,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235wasἦνēnG1510stillἔτιetiG2089atἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588placeτόπῳtopōG5117whereὅπουhopouG3699ἡhēG3588MarthaΜάρθα.¶MarthaG3136had metὑπήντησενhupēntēsenG5221HimαὐτῷautōG846.

31WhenοὖνounG3767theΟἱHoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453whoοἱhoiG3588wereὄντεςontesG1510inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614καὶkaiG2532consolingπαραμυθούμενοιparamuthoumenoiG3888αὐτῆςautēsG846μετ᾽met᾽G3326Maryαὐτήν,autēnG846sawG3708how quicklyταχέωςtacheōsG5030ὅτιhotiG3754τὴνtēnG3588sheΜαριὰμMariamG3137got upἀνέστηanestēG450andκαὶkaiG2532went outἐξῆλθεν,exēlthenG1831,they followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190herαὐτῇ,autēaG846,supposingδόξαντεςdoxantesG1380ὅτιhotiG3754she was goingὑπάγειhupageiG5217toεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588tombμνημεῖονmnēmeionG3419toἵναinaG2443mournκλαύσῃklausēG2799thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563.

32οὖνounG3767WhenὡςhōsG5613ἡhēG3588MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137came toἦλθενēlthenG2064ὅπουhopouG3699JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424ἦνēnG1510andsawG3708HimαὐτὸνautonG846,she fellἔπεσενepesenG4098atπρὸςprosG4314HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228andsaidλέγουσαlegousaG3004αὐτῷ·autōG846, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,ifεἰeiG1487You had beenἦςēsG1510hereὧδε,hōdeG5602,myG1473ὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφός.adelphosG80wouldἄνanG302notοὐκoukG3756have diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599.”

33οὖνounG3767WhenὡςhōsG5613JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sawG3708herαὐτὴνautēnG846weepingκλαίουσανklaiousanG2799,andκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453who had come withσυνελθόνταςsunelthontasG4905herαὐτῇautēaG846also weepingκλαίοντας,klaiontasG2799,He was deeply movedἐνεβριμήσατοenebrimēsatoG1690τῷtōG3588in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andκαὶkaiG2532ἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438troubledἐτάραξενetaraxenG5015.

34“WhereποῦpouG4226have you putτεθείκατεtetheikateG5087himαὐτόν;autonG846καὶkaiG2532?”He askedεἶπεν·eipenG2036. “ComeἔρχουerchouG2064andκαὶkaiG2532seeG2400,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,”they answeredλέγουσιν αὐτῷ·legousin autōG3004 G846.

35ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς.IēsousG2424weptἐδάκρυσενedakrusenG1145.

36ThenοὖνounG3767theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοι·IoudaioiG2453saidG2036, “SeeG2400howπῶςpōsG4459He lovedἐφίλειephileiG5368himαὐτόν.autonG846!”

37ButδὲdeG1161someτινὲςtinesG5100ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846askedεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “CouldἐδύνατοedunatoG1410notοὐκoukG3756thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manwhoὁhoG3588openedἀνοίξαςanoixasG455theτοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788of theτοῦtouG3588blindτυφλοῦtuphlouG5185alsoκαὶkaiG2532have keptποιῆσαι μὴpoiēsai mēG4160 G3361ἵναinaG2443LazarusοὗτοςhoutosG3778from dyingἀποθάνῃ;¶apothanēG599?”

38οὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,once againπάλινpalinG3825deeply movedἐμβριμώμενος ἐν ἑαυτῷembrimōmenos en he'autōG1690 G1722 G1438,cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588tombμνημεῖον·mnēmeionG3419δὲdeG1161.It wasἦνēnG1510a caveσπήλαιον,spēlaionG4693withκαὶkaiG2532a stoneλίθοςlithosG3037laidἐπέκειτοepekeitoG1945acrossἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909the entranceαὐτῷ.autōG846.

39“Take awayἄρατεarateG142theὁhoG3588stoneλίθον.lithonG3037τὸνtonG3588,”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004. “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,by nowἤδηēdēG2235he stinksὄζει·ozeiG3605,”saidλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῷautōG846MarthaΜάρθα·MarthaG3136,theἡhēG3588sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79of theτοῦtouG3588deadτετελευτηκότοςteteleutēkotosG5053manγάρgarG1063. “It has already beenἐστιν.estinG1510four daysτεταρταῖοςtetartaiosG5066.”

40ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedλέγει αὐτῇlegei autēaG3004 G846, “Did I not tellοὐκ εἶπόνouk eiponG3756 G2036youσοιsoiG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754ifἐὰνeanG1437you believedπιστεύσῃςpisteusēsG4100,you would seeὄψῃopsēG3708theτὴνtēnG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ;theouG2316?”

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