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| 1Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. | 1Now a certain man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived. |
| 2It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. | 2(Now it was Mary who anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and wiped his feet dry with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) |
| 3So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” | 3So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, "Lord, look, the one you love is sick." |
| 4But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” | 4When Jesus heard this, he said, "This sickness will not lead to death, but to God's glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it." |
| 5Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. | 5(Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.) |
| 6So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. | 6So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he remained in the place where he was for two more days. |
| 7Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” | 7Then after this, he said to his disciples, "Let us go to Judea again." |
| 8The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?” | 8The disciples replied, "Rabbi, the Jewish leaders were just now trying to stone you to death! Are you going there again?" |
| 9Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. | 9Jesus replied, "Are there not twelve hours in a day? If anyone walks around in the daytime, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. |
| 10But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” | 10But if anyone walks around at night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him." |
| 11After saying these things, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.” | 11After he said this, he added, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. But I am going there to awaken him." |
| 12The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” | 12Then the disciples replied, "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. | 13(Now Jesus had been talking about his death, but they thought he had been talking about real sleep.) |
| 14Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died, | 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.” | 15and I am glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him." |
| 16So Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.” | 16So Thomas (called Didymus) said to his fellow disciples, "Let us go too, so that we may die with him." |
| 17Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. | 17When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had been in the tomb four days already. |
| 18Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, | 18(Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, |
| 19and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. | 19so many of the Jewish people of the region had come to Martha and Mary to console them over the loss of their brother.) |
| 20So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house. | 20So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house. |
| 21Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. | 21Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. |
| 22But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” | 22But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will grant you." |
| 23Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” | 23Jesus replied, "Your brother will come back to life again." |
| 24Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” | 24Martha said, "I know that he will come back to life again in the resurrection at the last day." |
| 25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, | 25Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies, |
| 26and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” | 26and the one who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?" |
| 27She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.” | 27She replied, "Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God who comes into the world." |
| 28When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” | 28And when she had said this, Martha went and called her sister Mary, saying privately, "The Teacher is here and is asking for you." |
| 29And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him. | 29So when Mary heard this, she got up 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. | 30(Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still in the place where Martha had come out to meet him.) |
| 31When the Jews who 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. | 31Then the people who were with Mary in the house consoling her saw her get up quickly and go out. They followed her, because they thought 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, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” | 32Now when Mary came to the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him, "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 was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled. | 33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the people who had come with her weeping, he was intensely moved in spirit and greatly distressed. |
| 34And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” | 34He asked, "Where have you laid him?" They replied, "Lord, come and see." |
| 35Jesus wept. | 35Jesus wept. |
| 36So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” | 36Thus the people who had come to mourn said, "Look how much he loved him!" |
| 37But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?” | 37But some of them said, "This is the man who caused the blind man to see! Couldn't he have done something to keep Lazarus from dying?" |
| 38Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. | 38Jesus, intensely moved again, came to the tomb. (Now it was a cave, and a stone was placed across 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 he has been dead four days.” | 39Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the deceased, replied, "Lord, by this time the body will have a bad smell, because he has been buried four days." |
| 40Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?” | 40Jesus responded, "Didn't I tell you that if you believe, you would see the glory of God?" |
| 41So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. | 41So they took away the stone. Jesus looked upward and said, "Father, I thank you that you have listened to me. |
| 42I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.” | 42I knew that you always listen to me, but I said this for the sake of the crowd standing around here, that they may believe that you sent me." |
| 43When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” | 43When he had said this, he shouted in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" |
| 44The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” | 44The one who had died came out, his feet and hands tied up with strips of cloth, and a cloth wrapped around his face. Jesus said to them, "Unwrap him and let him go." |
| 45Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him, | 45Then many of the people, who had come with Mary and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in him. |
| 46but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. | 46But some of them went to the Pharisees and reported to them what Jesus had done. |
| 47So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council and said, “What are we to do? For this man performs many signs. | 47So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said, "What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs. |
| 48If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” | 48If we allow him to go on in this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away our sanctuary and our nation." |
| 49But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all. | 49Then one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said, "You know nothing at all! |
| 50Nor do you understand that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish.” | 50You do not realize that it is more to your advantage to have one man die for the people than for the whole nation to perish." |
| 51He did not say this of his own accord, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, | 51(Now he did not say this on his own, but because he was high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the Jewish nation, |
| 52and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. | 52and not for the Jewish nation only, but to gather together into one the children of God who are scattered.) |
| 53So from that day on they made plans to put him to death. | 53So from that day they planned together to kill him. |
| 54Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and there he stayed with the disciples. | 54Thus Jesus no longer went around publicly among the Judeans, but went away from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples. |
| 55Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover to purify themselves. | 55Now the Jewish feast of Passover was near, and many people went up to Jerusalem from the rural areas before the Passover to cleanse themselves ritually. |
| 56They were looking for Jesus and saying to one another as they stood in the temple, “What do you think? That he will not come to the feast at all?” | 56Thus they were looking for Jesus, and saying to one another as they stood in the temple courts, "What do you think? That he won't come to the feast?" |
| 57Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should let them know, so that they might arrest him. | 57(Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus was should report it, so that they could arrest him.) |
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