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The Resurrection of Lazarus

11 A certain Lazarus, from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha, was sick at the time. 2 And Mary was the one who had anointed the Lord with ointment and had wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 His sisters therefore sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, the one whom you love is sick. 4 And Jesus, hearing this, said: This disease is not for death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it. 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6 So when he heard that he was sick, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. 7 After this he said to his disciples, Let us go again into Judea. 8 His disciples said to him, Rabbi, even now the Jews were seeking to stone you, and are you going back there? 9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks by day, he will not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. 10 But if he walks by night, he stumbles, because there is no light in him. 11 So he spoke, and afterward he said to them, Lazarus, our friend, is sleeping, but I am going to wake him up from his sleep. 12 His disciples therefore said, Lord, if he sleep, he shall be safe. 13 But Jesus said this of his death; but they thought he was speaking of the rest of sleep. 14 Then Jesus said to them plainly, Lazarus is dead, 15 and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let's go to him. 16 Then Thomas, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.

17 When Jesus arrived, he found that he had already been in the tomb four days. 18 (Now Bethany was about fifteen furlongs from Jerusalem.) 19 And many of the Jews had gone to Martha and Mary to comfort them concerning their brother. 20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him. Mary, however, sat at home. 21 Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But now I also know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you. 23 Jesus said to him, Your brother will rise again. 24 Martha said to him, I know that he will rise in the resurrection on the last day. 25 Jesus said to him, I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live; 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe that? 27 She said to him, Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.

28 And having said this, he departed and called in secret to Mary his sister, saying: The Master is here and calls you. 29 When she heard this, she got up quickly and went to him.