John 11:17-32

17When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already been in his grave for four days.

18Bethany was only a few miles down the road from Jerusalem,

19and many of the people had come to console Martha and Mary in their loss.

20When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed in the house.

21Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.

22But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask.”

23Jesus told her, “Your brother will rise again.”

24“Yes,” Martha said, “he will rise when everyone else rises, at the last day.”

25Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.

26Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?”

27“Yes, Lord,” she told him. “I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God.”

28Then she returned to Mary. She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her, “The Teacher is here and wants to see you.”

29So Mary immediately went to him.

30Jesus had stayed outside the village, at the place where Martha met him.

31When the people who were at the house consoling Mary saw her leave so hastily, they assumed she was going to Lazarus’s grave to weep. So they followed her there.

32When Mary arrived and saw Jesus, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.”