John 11:1-45

The Death of Lazarus

1Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of ^aMary and her sister Martha. 2 ^bIt was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. 3So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, ^che whom you love is ill.” 4But when Jesus heard it he said, ^d“This illness does not lead to death. It is for ^ethe glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

5Now ^fJesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6So, when he heard that Lazarus ▼

▼Greek he; also verse 17

was ill, ^hhe stayed two days longer in the place where he was. 7Then after this he said to the disciples, ⁱ“Let us go to Judea again.” 8The disciples said to him, ^j“Rabbi, ^kthe Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?” 9Jesus answered, ^l“Are there not twelve hours in the day? ^mIf anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. 10But ⁿif anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not ^oin him.” 11After saying these things, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus ^phas fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.” 12The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” 13Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. 14Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died, 15and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” 16 ^qSo Thomas, called the Twin, ▼

▼Greek Didymus

said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, ^sthat we may die with him.”

I Am the Resurrection and the Life

17Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb ^tfour days. 18Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles ▼

▼Greek fifteen stadia; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters

off, 19and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary ^vto console them concerning their brother. 20 ^wSo when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house. 21Martha said to ^xJesus, “Lord, ^yif you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, ^zGod will give you.” 23Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 ^aaMartha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in ^abthe resurrection on the last day.” 25Jesus said to her, ^ac“I am the resurrection and ^adthe life. ▼

▼Some manuscripts omit  and the life

Whoever believes in me, ^afthough he die, ^agyet shall he live, 26and everyone who lives and believes in me ^ahshall never die. Do you believe this?” 27She said to him, “Yes, Lord; ^aiI believe that ^ajyou are the Christ, the Son of God, ^akwho is coming into the world.”

Jesus Weeps

28When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, ^al“The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” 29And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him. 30Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him. 31When the Jews ^amwho were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there. 32Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, ^an“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he ^aowas deeply moved ▼

▼Or  was indignant; also verse 38

in his spirit and ^aqgreatly troubled. 34And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 ^arJesus wept. 36So the Jews said, “See ^ashow he loved him!” 37But some of them said, “Could not he ^atwho opened the eyes of the blind man ^aualso have kept this man from dying?”

Jesus Raises Lazarus

38Then Jesus, ^avdeeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was ^awa cave, and ^axa stone lay against it. 39Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for ^ayhe has been dead four days.” 40Jesus said to her, ^az“Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see ^bathe glory of God?” 41So they took away the stone. And Jesus ^bblifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 ^bcI knew that you always hear me, but I said this ^bdon account of the people standing around, ^bethat they may believe that you sent me.” 43When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” 44 ^bfThe man who had died came out, ^bghis hands and feet bound with linen strips, and ^bhhis face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

The Plot to Kill Jesus

45 ^biMany of the Jews therefore, ^bjwho had come with Mary and ^bkhad seen what he did, believed in him,