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