John 11

1At this timeG1161 aG5100 man named LazarusG2976 wasG1510 sickG770. He lived in BethanyG963, theG3588 villageG2968 of MaryG3137 andG2532 herG846 sisterG79 MarthaG3136. 2(MaryG3137, whoseG3739 brotherG80 LazarusG2976 was sickG770, wasG1510 to anointG218 theG3588 LordG2962 with perfumeG3464 andG2532 wipeG1591 HisG846 feetG42281 withG3588 herG846 hairG2359.) 3SoG3767 theG3588 sistersG79 sentG649 wordG3004 toG4314 Jesus, “LordG2962G2400, theG3739 one You loveG5368 is sickG770.”

4When JesusG2424 heardG191 this, He saidG2036, “ThisG3778 sicknessG769 willG1510 notG3756 end inG4314 deathG2288. NoG235, it is forG5228 theG3588 gloryG1391 of GodG2316, so thatG2443 theG3588 SonG5207 of GodG2316 may be glorifiedG1392 throughG1223 itG846.”

5NowG1161 JesusG2424 lovedG25 MarthaG3136 andG2532 herG846 sisterG79 andG2532 LazarusG2976. 6SoG3767 onG5613 hearingG191 thatG3754 Lazarus was sickG770, He stayedG3306 whereG1722G5117G3739 He wasG1510 for twoG1417 daysG2250, 7and thenG1899G3326G3778 He saidG3004 to theG3588 disciplesG3101, “Let us goG71 backG3825 toG1519 JudeaG2449.”

8“RabbiG4461,” they repliedG3004, “theG3588 JewsG2453 justG3568 triedG2212 to stoneG3034 YouG4771, andG2532 You are goingG5217 backG3825 thereG1563?”

9JesusG2424 answeredG611, “Are thereG1510 notG3780 twelveG1427 hoursG5610 ofG3588 daylightG2250? IfG1437 anyoneG5100 walksG4043 inG1722 theG3588 daytimeG2250, he will not stumbleG3756G4350, becauseG3754 he seesG991 by theG3588 lightG5457 of thisG3778 worldG2889. 10ButG1161 ifG1437 anyoneG5100 walksG4043 atG1722 nightG3571, he will stumbleG4350, becauseG3754 heG846 hasG1510 noG3756 lightG5457.”

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AfterG3326 He had saidG2036 thisG3778, He toldG3004 themG846, “OurG1473 friendG5384 LazarusG2976 has fallen asleepG2837, butG235 I am goingG4198 there toG2443 wake him upG1852G846.”

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HisG846 disciplesG3101 repliedG2036, “LordG2962, ifG1487 he is sleepingG2837, he will get betterG4982.” 13TheyG1565 thoughtG1380 thatG3754 Jesus was talkingG3004 aboutG4012 actual sleepG2838G3588G5258, butG1161 He was speakingG2046 aboutG4012 theG3588 deathG2288 ofG846 Lazarus.

14SoG3767 JesusG2424 toldG2036 themG846 plainlyG3954, “LazarusG2976 is deadG599, 15andG2532 for your sakeG1223G4771 I am gladG5463 I wasG1510 notG3756 thereG1563, so thatG2443 you may believeG4100. ButG235 let us goG71 toG4314 himG846.”

16ThenG3767 ThomasG2381 calledG3004 DidymusG13242 saidG2036 toG3588 his fellow disciplesG4827, “Let usG1473 alsoG2532 goG71, so thatG2443 we may dieG599 withG3326 HimG846.”

Jesus Comforts Martha and Mary

17When JesusG2424 arrivedG2064, He found thatG2147 Lazarus had already spentG2192G2235 fourG5064 daysG2250 inG1722 theG3588 tombG3419. 18NowG1161 BethanyG963 wasG1510 nearG1451 JerusalemG2414, a little less thanG5613 two milesG1178G47123 awayG575, 19andG1161 manyG4183 ofG1537 theG3588 JewsG2453 had comeG2064 toG4314 MarthaG3136 andG2532 MaryG3137 toG2443 consoleG3888 themG846 in the loss ofG4012 their brotherG80. 20SoG3767 whenG5613 MarthaG3136 heardG191 thatG3754 JesusG2424 was comingG2064, she went out to meetG5221 HimG846, butG1161 MaryG3137 stayedG2516 atG1722 homeG3624.

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MarthaG3136 saidG2036 toG4314 JesusG2424, “LordG2962, ifG1487 You had beenG1510 hereG5602, myG1473 brotherG80 would not have diedG302G3756G599. 22ButG235G2532 even nowG3568 I knowG1492 thatG3754 GodG2316 will giveG1325 YouG4771 whateverG3745G302 You ask ofG154 Him.”

23“YourG4771 brotherG80 will rise againG450,” JesusG2424 told herG3004.

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MarthaG3136 repliedG3004G846, “I knowG1492 thatG3754 he will rise againG450 inG1722 theG3588 resurrectionG386 atG1722 theG3588 lastG2078 dayG2250.”

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JesusG2424 saidG2036 to herG846, “IG1473 amG1510 theG3588 resurrectionG386 andG2532 theG3588 lifeG2222. WhoeverG3588 believesG4100 inG1519 MeG1473 will liveG2198, even thoughG2579 he diesG599. 26AndG2532 everyoneG3956 whoG3588 livesG2198 andG2532 believesG4100 inG1519 MeG1473 will never dieG3756G3361G599G1519G3588G165. Do you believeG4100 thisG3778?”

27“YesG3483, LordG2962,” she answeredG3004G846, “IG1473 believeG4100 thatG3754 YouG4771 areG1510 theG3588 ChristG5547, theG3588 SonG5207 of GodG2316, whoG3588 was to comeG2064 intoG1519 theG3588 worldG2889.”

28After Martha had saidG2036 thisG3778, she went backG565 andG2532 calledG5455 herG846 sisterG79 MaryG3137 asideG2977 to tell herG2036, “TheG3588 TeacherG1320 is hereG3918 andG2532 is asking forG5455 youG4771.” 29AndG1161 whenG5613 Mary heard thisG191, sheG1565 got upG1453 quicklyG5035 andG2532 wentG2064 toG4314 HimG846.

30NowG1161 JesusG2424 had not yetG3768 enteredG2064G1519 theG3588 villageG2968, butG235 wasG1510 stillG2089 atG1722 theG3588 placeG5117 whereG3699 MarthaG3136 had metG5221 HimG846. 31When theG3588 JewsG2453 whoG3588 wereG1510 inG1722 theG3588 houseG3614 consolingG3888 Mary sawG3708 how quicklyG5030 she got upG450 andG2532 went outG1831, they followedG190 herG846, supposingG1380 she was goingG5217 toG1519 theG3588 tombG3419 toG2443 mournG2799 thereG1563. 32WhenG5613 MaryG3137 came toG2064 JesusG2424 and sawG3708 HimG846, she fellG4098 atG4314 HisG846 feetG4228 and saidG3004, “LordG2962, ifG1487 You had beenG1510 hereG5602, myG1473 brotherG80 wouldG302 notG3756 have diedG599.”

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WhenG5613 JesusG2424 sawG3708 herG846 weepingG2799, andG2532 theG3588 JewsG2453 who had come withG4905 herG846 also weepingG2799, He was deeply movedG1690 in spiritG41514 andG2532 troubledG5015. 34“WhereG4226 have you putG5087 himG846?” He askedG2036.

“ComeG2064 andG2532 seeG2400, LordG2962,” they answeredG3004G846.

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JesusG2424 weptG1145.

36ThenG3767 theG3588 JewsG2453 saidG2036, “SeeG2400 howG4459 He lovedG5368 himG846!”

37ButG1161 someG5100 ofG1537 themG846 askedG2036, “CouldG1410 notG3756 thisG3778 man whoG3588 openedG455 theG3588 eyesG3788 of theG3588 blindG5185 alsoG2532 have keptG4160G3361 Lazarus from dyingG599?”

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Jesus Raises Lazarus

(Acts 9:36–43)

JesusG2424, once againG3825 deeply movedG1690G1722G1438, cameG2064 toG1519 theG3588 tombG3419. It wasG1510 a caveG4693 with a stoneG3037 laidG1945 acrossG1909 the entrance. 39“Take awayG142 theG3588 stoneG3037,” JesusG2424 saidG3004.

“LordG2962, by nowG2235 he stinksG3605,” saidG3004 MarthaG3136, theG3588 sisterG79 of theG3588 deadG5053 man. “It has already beenG1510 four daysG5066.”

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JesusG2424 repliedG3004G846, “Did I not tellG3756G2036 youG4771 thatG3754 ifG1437 you believedG4100, you would seeG3708 theG3588 gloryG1391 of GodG2316?”

41SoG3767 they took awayG142 theG3588 stoneG3037. ThenG1161 JesusG2424 liftedG142 HisG3588 eyesG3788 upwardG507 andG2532 saidG2036, “FatherG3962, I thankG2168 YouG4771 thatG3754 You have heardG191 MeG1473. 42IG1473 knewG1492 thatG3754 You always hearG3842G191 MeG1473, butG235 I sayG2036 this for the benefit ofG1223 theG3588 peopleG3793 standingG4026 here, soG2443 they may believeG4100 thatG3754 YouG4771 sentG649 MeG1473.”

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After Jesus had saidG2036 thisG3778, He called outG2905 in a loud voiceG3173G5456, “LazarusG2976, comeG1204 outG1854!”

44TheG3588 man who had been deadG2348 came outG1831 with his handsG5495 andG2532 feetG4228 boundG1210 in strips of linenG2750, andG2532 hisG846 faceG3799 wrappedG4019 in a clothG4676.5

“UnwrapG3089 himG846 andG2532 letG863 himG846 goG5217,” JesusG2424 toldG3004 themG846.

The Plot to Kill Jesus

(Matthew 26:1–5; Mark 14:1–2; Luke 22:1–2)

45ThereforeG3767 manyG4183 ofG1537 theG3588 JewsG2453 whoG3588 had comeG2064 toG4314 MaryG3137, andG2532 had seenG2300 whatG3739 Jesus didG4160, believedG4100 inG1519 HimG846. 46ButG1161 someG5100 ofG1537 themG846 wentG565 toG4314 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 andG2532 toldG2036 themG846 whatG3739 JesusG2424 had doneG4160.

47ThenG3767 theG3588 chief priestsG749 andG2532 PhariseesG5330 convenedG4863 the SanhedrinG48926 andG2532 saidG2036, “WhatG5101 are we to doG4160? ThisG3778 manG444 is performingG4160 manyG4183 signsG4592. 48IfG1437 we letG863 HimG846 go on like thisG3779, everyoneG3956 will believeG4100 inG1519 HimG846, and thenG2532 theG3588 RomansG4514 will comeG2064 andG2532 take awayG142 bothG2532 ourG1473 placeG5117 andG2532 our nationG1484.”

49ButG1161 oneG5100G1520 ofG1537 themG846, named CaiaphasG2533, who wasG1510 high priestG749 thatG1565 yearG1763, saidG2036 to themG846, “YouG4771 knowG1492 nothing at allG3756G3762! 50You do not realizeG3761G3049 thatG3754 it is betterG4851 for youG4771 thatG2443 oneG1520 manG444 dieG599 forG5228 theG3588 peopleG2992 than that theG3588 wholeG3650 nationG1484 perishG3361G622.”

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Caiaphas did not sayG3756G2036 thisG3778 onG575 his ownG1438. InsteadG235, as high priestG749 thatG1565 yearG1763, he was prophesyingG4395 thatG3754 JesusG2424 wouldG3195 dieG599 forG5228 theG3588 nationG1484, 52andG2532 notG3756 onlyG3440 forG5228 theG3588 nationG1484, butG235 alsoG2532 for theG3588 scatteredG1287 childrenG5043 of GodG2316, to gather them togetherG4863 intoG1519 oneG1520.

53SoG3767 fromG575 thatG1565 day onG2250 they plottedG1011 toG2443 killG615 HimG846. 54As a resultG3767, JesusG2424 no longerG3765 went aboutG4043 publiclyG3954 amongG1722 theG3588 JewsG2453, butG235 He withdrewG565G1564 toG1519 a townG4172 calledG3004 EphraimG2187 inG1519 an areaG5561 nearG1451 theG3588 wildernessG2048. And He stayedG3306 thereG2546 withG3326 theG3588 disciplesG3101.

55NowG1161 theG3588 JewishG3588G2453 PassoverG3957 wasG1510 nearG1451, andG2532 manyG4183 people went upG305 fromG1537 theG3588 countryG5561 toG1519 JerusalemG2414 toG2443 purifyG48 themselvesG1438 beforeG4253 theG3588 PassoverG3957. 56They kept looking forG2212 JesusG2424 andG2532 askingG2036 one anotherG3326G240 as they stoodG2476 inG1722 theG3588 templeG2411 courts,7 “WhatG5101 do you thinkG1380G4771? Will He comeG3361G2064 toG1519 theG3588 feastG1859 at allG3756?” 57ButG1161 theG3588 chief priestsG749 andG2532 PhariseesG5330 had givenG1325 ordersG1785 thatG2443 anyoneG5100 who knewG1097 whereG4226 He wasG1510 must reportG3377 it, so thatG3704 they could arrestG4084 HimG846.