New American Standard Bible 1995

John 11:4-40

4But when JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191this,He saidG3004,“ThisαὕτηhautēG3778sicknessἀσθένειαastheneiaG769is not to endπρὸςprosG4314in deathθάνατονthanatonG2288, but forthe gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,soἵναinaG2443that the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316may be glorifiedδοξασθῇdoxasthēaG1392by it.”

5NowδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424lovedἨγάπαĒgapaG25MarthaΜάρθανMarthanG3136and her sisterἀδελφὴνadelphēnG79and LazarusΛάζαρον.LazaronG2976.

6SoοὖνounG3767whenὡςhōsG5613He heardἤκουσενēkousenG191that he was sickἀσθενεῖ,astheneiG770,He thenτότεtoteG5119stayedἔμεινενemeinenG3306twoδύοduoG1417daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250longerin the placeτόπῳtopōG5117whereᾧhōG3739He was.

7ThenἔπειταepeitaG1899afterμετὰmetaG3326thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to the disciplesμαθηταῖς·mathētaisG3101, “Let us goἄγωμενagōmenG71to JudeaG2453againπάλιν.palinG3825.”

8The disciplesμαθηταί·mathētaiG3101saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,the JewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453were justG3568nowνῦνnunG3568seekingἐζήτουνezētounG2212to stoneλιθάσαιlithasaiG3034You, and are You goingὑπάγειςhupageisG5217thereἐκεῖ;¶ekeiG1563againπάλινpalinG3825?”

9JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, “Are thereG1563not twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427hoursὧραίhōraiG5610in the dayἡμέρας;hēmerasG2250?IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100walksπεριπατῇperipatēaG4043in the dayἡμέρᾳ,hēmeraG2250,he does not stumbleπροσκόπτει,proskopteiG4350,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he seesβλέπει.blepeiG991the lightφῶςphōsG5457of thisτούτουtoutouG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.

10But ifἐὰνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100walksπεριπατῇperipatēaG4043in the nightνυκτί,nuktiG3571,he stumblesπροσκόπτει,proskopteiG4350,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the lightφῶςphōsG5457is not in him.”

11ThisG3778He saidλέγειlegeiG3004,and afterμετὰmetaG3326that He saidG3004to them, “OurfriendφίλοςphilosG5384LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976has fallenG2837asleepκεκοίμηται·kekoimētaiG2837;but I goπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198,soἵναinaG2443that I may awakenG1852him out of sleepG1852.”

12The disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101thenοὖνounG3767saidG3004to Him, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,ifεἰeiG1487he has fallenG2837asleepκεκοίμηται,kekoimētaiG2837, he willrecoverσωθήσεται.sōthēsetaiG4982.”

13NowG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had spokenG3004of his deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,but they thoughtἔδοξανedoxanG1380that He was speakingG3004ofliteralκοιμήσεωςkoimēseōsG2838sleepὕπνουhupnouG5258.

14SoG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thenG3767saidG3004to them plainlyπαρρησίᾳ·parrēsiaG3954,“LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976is deadἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599,

15and I amG5463gladG5463for your sakesδι᾽di᾽G1223that I was not thereἐκεῖ·ekeiG1563,soἵναinaG2443that you may believeπιστεύσητε,pisteusēteG4100;but let us goἄγωμενagōmenG71to him.”

16ThereforeοὖνounG3767ThomasΘωμᾶςThōmasG2381,who is calledG3004DidymusΔίδυμοςDidumosG1324,saidG3004to hisfellowG4827disciplesG4827, “Let us alsoκαὶkaiG2532goἄγωμενagōmenG71,soG3767that we may dieἀποθάνωμενapothanōmenG599with Him.”

17SoοὖνounG3767when JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,He foundεὗρενheurenG2147that he had alreadyἤδηēdēG2235beenἔχονταechontaG2192in the tombμνημείῳ.mnēmeiōG3419fourτέσσαραςtessarasG5064daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

18NowδὲdeG1161BethanyΒηθανίαBēthaniaG963was nearἐγγὺςengusG1451JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414,aboutὡςhōsG5613twoδεκαπέντε.¶dekapenteG1178milesσταδίωνstadiōnG4712offἀπὸapoG575;

19and manyΠολλοὶPolloiG4183ofthe JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453had comeἐληλύθεισανelēlutheisanG2064toMarthaΜάρθανMarthanG3136and MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137,to consoleπαραμυθήσωνταιparamuthēsōntaiG3888them concerningπερὶperiG4012theirbrotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80.

20MarthaΜάρθα,MarthaG3136thereforeοὖνounG3767,whenὡςhōsG5613she heardἤκουσενēkousenG191that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,wentG5221to meetG5221Him, butMaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137stayedἐκαθέζετο.ekathezetoG2516at the houseοἴκῳoikōG3624.

21MarthaΜάρθαMarthaG3136thenοὖνounG3767saidG3004to JesusἸησοῦν·IēsounG2424, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,ifεἰeiG1487You had beenἦςēsG1510hereὧδε,hōdeG5602,my brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80would not have diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599.

22EvenκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568I knowG3609thatwhateverὅσα ἂνhosa anG3745 G302You askαἰτήσῃaitēsēG154of GodθεὸνtheonG2316,Godθεός.¶theosG2316will giveδώσειdōseiG1325You.”

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?”

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