| Chapter 11
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| 1 | Now a certain
man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister
Martha. |
| 2 | (It was that
Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair,
whose brother Lazarus was sick.) |
| 3
| Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom
thou lovest is sick. |
| 4 |
When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the
glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. |
| 5 | Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister,
and Lazarus. |
| 6 | When he
had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place
where he was. |
| 7 | Then
after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again. |
| 8 | His disciples say unto him, Master,
the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? |
| 9 | Jesus answered, Are there not
twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because
he seeth the light of this world. |
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10 | But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is
no light in him. |
| 11 |
These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus
sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. |
| 12 | Then said his disciples, Lord, if he
sleep, he shall do well. |
| 13 |
Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of
taking of rest in sleep. |
| 14 |
Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. |
| 15 | And I am glad for your sakes that I
was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto
him. |
| 16 | Then said
Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that
we may die with him. |
| 17 |
Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days
already. |
| 18 | Now Bethany
was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: |
| 19 | And many of the Jews came to Martha
and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. |
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20 | Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was
coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. |
| 21 | Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if
thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. |
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22 | But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask
of God, God will give it thee. |
| 23
| Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. |
| 24 | Martha saith unto him, I know that he
shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. |
| 25 | Jesus said unto her, I am the
resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet
shall he live: |
| 26 | And
whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? |
| 27 | She saith unto him, Yea,
Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come
into the world. |
| 28 | And
when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly,
saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. |
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29 | As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and
came unto him. |
| 30 | Now
Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met
him. |
| 31 | The Jews then
which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that
she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the
grave to weep there. |
| 32 |
Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his
feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not
died. |
| 33 | When Jesus
therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he
groaned in the spirit, and was troubled. |
| 34 | And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him,
Lord, come and see. |
| 35 |
Jesus wept. |
| 36 | Then said
the Jews, Behold how he loved him! |
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37 | And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes
of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? |
| 38 | Jesus therefore again groaning in
himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. |
| 39 | Jesus said, Take ye away the
stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this
time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. |
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40 | Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that,
if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? |
| 41 | Then they took away the stone from the
place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father,
I thank thee that thou hast heard me. |
| 42 | And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of
the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent
me. |
| 43 | And when he thus
had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. |
| 44 | And he that was dead came forth, bound
hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin.
Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. |
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45 | Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had
seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. |
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46 | But some of them went their ways to the
Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. |
| 47 | Then gathered the chief priests and
the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many
miracles. |
| 48 | If we let
him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take
away both our place and nation. |
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49 | And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same
year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, |
| 50 | Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man
should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. |
| 51 | And this spake he not of himself:
but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that
nation; |
| 52 | And not for
that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children
of God that were scattered abroad. |
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53 | Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put
him to death. |
| 54 | Jesus
therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country
near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with
his disciples. |
| 55 | And
the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to
Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves. |
| 56 | Then sought they for Jesus, and spake
among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not
come to the feast? |
| 57 |
Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if
any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him. |
