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The Death of Lazarus |
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Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany,
the town of Mary
and her sister Martha.
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(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment,
and wiped his
feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) |
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Therefore his sisters sent unto Him, saying,
"Lord, behold, he whom Thou
lovest is sick." |
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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." |
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Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and
Lazarus. |
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When He had heard therefore that he was sick, He abode
two days still
in the same place where He was. |
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Then after that saith He to His disciples,
"Let us go into Judaea again." |
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His disciples say unto Him, "Master,
the Jews of late sought to stone
Thee; and goest Thou thither again?" |
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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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But if a man walk in the night, he
stumbleth, because there is no light
in him." |
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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."
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Then said His disciples, "Lord, if
he sleep, he shall do well."
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Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that
he had spoken
of taking of rest in sleep. |
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Then said Jesus unto them plainly,
"Lazarus is dead. |
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And I am glad for your sakes that
I was not there, to the intent ye
may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him." |
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Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his
fellowdisciples,
"Let us also go, that we may die with him." |
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I Am the Resurrection and the Life |
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Then when Jesus came, He found that He had lain in the
grave four days
already. |
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Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen
furlongs off: [literally 15 stadia, about 2 miles or 3 kilometers] |
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And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort
them concerning
their brother.
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Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming,
went and met
Him: but Mary sat still in the house. |
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Then said Martha unto Jesus, "Lord,
if Thou hadst been here, my brother
had not died. |
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But I know, that even now,
whatsoever Thou wilt ask of God, God will
give it Thee." |
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Jesus saith unto her, "Thy brother
shall rise again." |
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Martha saith unto Him, "I know that
he shall rise again in the resurrection
at the last day." |
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Jesus said unto her, "I am the
resurrection, and the life: he that believeth
in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
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And whosoever liveth and believeth
in Me shall never die. Believest
thou this?"
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She saith unto Him, "Yea, Lord: I
believe that Thou art the Christ, the
Son of God, which should come into the world." |
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Jesus and Death, the Last Enemy |
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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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As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came
unto Him. |
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Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that
place where
Martha met Him. |
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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." |
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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." |
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When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also
weeping which
came with her, He groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, |
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And said, "Where have ye laid
him?" They said unto Him, "Lord, come and
see." |
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Jesus wept.
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Then said the Jews, "Behold how He
loved him!" |
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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?
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Lazarus Raised from the Dead |
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Jesus therefore again groaning in Himself cometh to the
grave. It was
a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
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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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Jesus saith unto her, "Said I not
unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe,
thou shouldest see the glory of God?" |
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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. |
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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." |
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And when He thus had spoken, He cried with a loud voice,
"Lazarus, come
forth."
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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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The Plot to Kill Jesus |
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Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen
the things which
Jesus did, believed on Him. |
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But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and
told them what
things Jesus had done. |
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Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a
council, and said,
"What do we? for this Man doeth many miracles.
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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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And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest
that same year,
said unto them, "Ye know nothing at all, |
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Nor consider that it is expedient
for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
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And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest
that year, he
prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; |
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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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Then from that day forth they took counsel together for
to put Him to
death. |
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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. |
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And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went
out of the country
up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves. |
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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?" |
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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.
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