New American Standard Bible 1995

John 11:23-57

23JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to her,“Your brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80will riseἀναστήσεταιanastēsetaiG450againG450.”

24MarthaΜάρθα·MarthaG3136saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “I knowG3609that he will riseἀναστήσεταιanastēsetaiG450againG450in the resurrectionἀναστάσειanastaseiG386on the lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.¶hēmeraG2250.”

25JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to her, “I amεἰμιeimiG1510the resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386and the lifeζωή·zōēG2222;he who believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Me will liveζήσεται,zēsetaiG2198evenG2579ifG2579he diesἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,

26and everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who livesζῶνzōnG2198and believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Mewill neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361dieἀποθάνῃapothanēG599.Do you believeπιστεύειςpisteueisG4100thisτοῦτο;toutoG3778?”

27She saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “YesναὶnaiG3483,Lordκύριε·kurieG2962;I have believedπεπίστευκαpepisteukaG4100that You arethe ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547,the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, evenHe who comesἐρχόμενος.¶erchomenosG2064into the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889.”

28When she had saidG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778, shewentG565awayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565and calledἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137her sisterἀδελφὴνadelphēnG79,sayingG3004secretlyλάθρᾳlathraG2977, “The TeacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320is hereπάρεστινparestinG3918and is callingφωνεῖphōneiG5455for you.”

29And whenὡςhōsG5613she heardἤκουσενēkousenG191it, she gotἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453up quicklyταχὺtachuG5035and was comingἤρχετοērchetoG2064to Him.

30NowδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had not yetοὔπωoupōG3768comeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064into the villageκώμην,kōmēnG2968, butwas stillἔτιetiG2089in the placeτόπῳtopōG5117whereὅπουhopouG3699MarthaΜάρθα.¶MarthaG3136metὑπήντησενhupēntēsenG5221Him.

31ThenοὖνounG3767the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453who were with her in the houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614, andconsolingπαραμυθούμενοιparamuthoumenoiG3888her, when they sawG3708that MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137gotἀνέστηanestēG450up quicklyταχέωςtacheōsG5030and wentἐξῆλθεν,exēlthenG1831out, they followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190her, supposingδόξαντεςdoxantesG1380that she was goingὑπάγειhupageiG5217to the tombμνημεῖονmnēmeionG3419to weepκλαύσῃklausēG2799thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563.

32ThereforeοὖνounG3767,whenὡςhōsG5613MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137cameἦλθενēlthenG2064whereὅπουhopouG3699JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424was, she sawG3708Him, and fellἔπεσενepesenG4098at His feetπόδαςpodasG4228,sayingλέγουσαlegousaG3004to Him, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,ifεἰeiG1487You had beenG1510hereὧδε,hōdeG5602,my brotherἀδελφός.adelphosG80would not have diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599.”

33WhenὡςhōsG5613JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767sawG3708her weepingκλαίουσανklaiousanG2799, andthe JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453who cameσυνελθόνταςsunelthontasG4905with her alsoweepingκλαίοντας,klaiontasG2799, Hewas deeplyG1690movedG1690in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andwas troubledἐτάραξενetaraxenG5015,

34and saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004,“WhereποῦpouG4226have you laidτεθείκατεtetheikateG5087him?”They saidG3004to Him, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,comeἔρχουerchouG2064and seeG3708.”

35JesusἸησοῦς.IēsousG2424weptἐδάκρυσενedakrusenG1145.

36SoοὖνounG3767the JewsἸουδαῖοι·IoudaioiG2453were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “SeeἴδεideG2396howπῶςpōsG4459HelovedἐφίλειephileiG5368him!”

37But someτινὲςtinesG5100of them saidG3004, “CouldἐδύνατοedunatoG1410not thisG3778manG3778, whoopenedἀνοίξαςanoixasG455the eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788of the blindτυφλοῦtuphlouG5185manG3778,haveG4160keptG4160thisG3778manG3778alsoκαὶkaiG2532from dyingἀποθάνῃ;¶apothanēG599?”

38SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,againπάλινpalinG3825being deeplyG1690movedG1690withinἐν ἑαυτῷen he'autōG1722 G1438,cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to the tombμνημεῖον·mnēmeionG3419.NowδὲdeG1161it was acaveσπήλαιον,spēlaionG4693,and a stoneλίθοςlithosG3037was lyingἐπέκειτοepekeitoG1945againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909it.

39JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004,“RemoveἄρατεarateG142the stoneλίθον.lithonG3037.”MarthaΜάρθα·MarthaG3136,the sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79of the deceasedτετελευτηκότοςteteleutēkotosG5053,saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,by thisG2235timeG2235there will be a stenchὄζει·ozeiG3605,for he has beenἐστιν.estinG1510deadfourG5066daysG5066.”

40JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to her, “Did I not sayG3004to you that ifἐὰνeanG1437you believeπιστεύσῃςpisteusēsG4100,you will seeὄψῃopsēG3708the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of Godθεοῦ;theouG2316?”

41SoοὖνounG3767they removedἦρανēranG142thestoneλίθονlithonG3037.ThenδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424raisedἦρενērenG142His eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,and saidG3004, “Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,I thankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168You that You have heardἤκουσάςēkousasG191Me.

42I knewG3609that You alwaysπάντοτέpantoteG3842hearἀκούεις·akoueisG191Me; butbecauseδιὰdiaG1223of thepeopleὄχλονochlonG3793standingG4026aroundG4026I saidG3004it, soἵναinaG2443that they may believeπιστεύσωσινpisteusōsinG4100thatYou sentἀπέστειλας.apesteilasG649Me.”

43When He had saidG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,He criedἐκραύγασεν·ekraugasenG2905out with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,“LazarusΛάζαρε,LazareG2976,comeδεῦροdeuroG1204forthἔξω.exōG1854.”

44The man who had diedτεθνηκὼςtethnēkōsG2348cameG1831forthἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,boundδεδεμένοςdedemenosG1210handχεῖραςcheirasG5495and footπόδαςpodasG4228with wrappingsκειρίαις,keiriaisG2750, andhis faceὄψιςopsisG3799was wrappedG4019aroundG4019with a clothσουδαρίῳsoudariōG4676.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“UnbindλύσατεlusateG3089him, and letἄφετεapheteG863him goὑπάγειν.¶hupageinG5217.”

45ThereforeοὖνounG3767manyΠολλοὶPolloiG4183of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453who cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064to MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137, andsawθεασάμενοιtheasamenoiG2300whatἃhaG3739He had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100in Him.

46But someτινὲςtinesG5100of them wentἀπῆλθονapēlthonG565to thePhariseesΦαρισαίουςPharisaiousG5330and toldG3004them the things whichἃhaG3739JesusἸησοῦς.¶IēsousG2424had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160.

47ThereforeοὖνounG3767the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330convenedΣυνήγαγονSunēgagonG4863acouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892,and were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101are we doingποιοῦμεν,poioumenG4160?For thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is performingποιεῖpoieiG4160manyπολλὰpollaG4183signsσημεῖα;sēmeiaG4592.

48IfἐὰνeanG1437we letἀφῶμενaphōmenG863Him go onlikeG3779thisG3779,allG3956menG3956will believeπιστεύσουσινpisteusousinG4100in Him, and the RomansῬωμαῖοιRhōmaioiG4514will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064and takeἀροῦσινarousinG142awayG142bothG2532ourplaceτόπονtoponG5117and our nationἔθνος.¶ethnosG1484.”

49But oneΕἷςHeisG1520of them,CaiaphasΚαϊάφας,KaiaphasG2533,who was highG749priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749that yearἐνιαυτοῦeniautouG1763,saidG3004to them, “You knowG3609nothingG3762at allG3762,

50norοὐδὲoudeG3761do you takeG3049into accountG3049thatit is expedientσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851for you that oneεἷςheisG1520manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444dieἀποθάνῃapothanēG599for the peopleλαοῦ,laouG2992,and that the wholeὅλονholonG3650nationἔθνοςethnosG1484not perishἀπόληται.apolētaiG622.”

51NowδὲdeG1161he did not sayG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778on his ownG1438initiativeG1438, butbeingὢνōnG1510highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749that yearἐνιαυτοῦeniautouG1763,he prophesiedἐπροφήτευσενeprophēteusenG4395that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was goingἔμελλενemellenG3195to dieἀποθνῄσκεινapothnēskeinG599for the nationἔθνους,ethnousG1484,

52and not for the nationἔθνουςethnousG1484onlyG3440,but in orderἵναinaG2443that He might alsoG2532gatherσυναγάγῃsunagagēG4863togetherG4863into oneἕν.¶henG1520the childrenτέκναteknaG5043of GodθεοῦtheouG2316who are scatteredδιεσκορπισμέναdieskorpismenaG1287abroadG1287.

53SoοὖνounG3767from that dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250on theyplannedG1011togetherG1011to killἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinG615Him.

54ThereforeοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424noG3765longerG3765continued to walkπεριεπάτειperiepateiG4043publiclyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954amongἐνenG1722the JewsἸουδαίοις,IoudaioisG2453,but wentG565awayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564to the countryχώρανchōranG5561nearἐγγὺςengusG1451the wildernessἐρήμουerēmouG2048,into a cityπόλιν,polinG4172calledλεγομένηνlegomenēnG3004EphraimἘφραὶμEphraimG2187;and thereG2546He stayedἔμεινενemeinenG3306with the disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101.

55NowδὲdeG1161the PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957of the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453was nearἐγγὺςengusG1451,and manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183wentἀνέβησανanebēsanG305up to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414out of the countryχώραςchōrasG5561beforeπρὸproG4253the PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957to purifyἁγνίσωσινhagnisōsinG48themselvesἑαυτούς.he'autousG1438.

56SoοὖνounG3767theywere seekingἐζήτουνezētounG2212for JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,and were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004to oneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240anotherG240as they stoodἑστηκότες·hestēkotesG2476in the templeG2413, “WhatτίtiG5101do you thinkδοκεῖdokeiG1380;that He will not comeἔλθῃelthēG2064to the feastἑορτήν;he'ortēnG1859at allοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361?”

57NowδὲdeG1161the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330had givenδεδώκεισανdedōkeisanG1325ordersἐντολὰςentolasG1785that ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100knewγνῷgnōG1097whereποῦpouG4226He was, he was to reportμηνύσῃ,mēnusēG3377it, soὅπωςhopōsG3704that they might seizeπιάσωσινpiasōsinG4084Him.

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