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So they removed the stone. Then Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, "Father, I thank Thee that Thou hast heard me.

The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped in cloths, and his face wrapped round with a towel. "Untie him," said Jesus, "and let him go free."

Thereupon a considerable number of the Jews--namely those who had come to Mary and had witnessed His deeds--became believers in Him;

Availing herself of the opportunity, Mary took a pound weight of pure spikenard, very costly, and poured it over His feet, and wiped His feet with her hair, so that the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

Now it became widely known among the Jews that Jesus was there; but they came not only on His account, but also in order to see Lazarus whom He had brought back to life.

The meaning of this His disciples did not understand at the time; but after Jesus was glorified they recollected that this was written about Him, and that they had done this to Him.

This was also why the crowd came to meet Him, because they had heard of His having performed that miracle.

His answer was, "The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

He who holds his life dear, is destroying it; and he who makes his life of no account in this world shall keep it to the Life of the Ages.

Isaiah uttered these words because he saw His glory; and he spoke of Him.

And I know that His command is the Life of the Ages. What therefore I speak, I speak just as the Father has bidden me."

Now just before the Feast of the Passover this incident took place. Jesus knew that the time had come for Him to leave this world and go to the Father; and having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.

although He knew that the Father had put everything into His hands, and that He had come forth from God and was now going to God,

rose from the table, threw off His upper garments, and took a towel and tied it round Him.

"Any one who has lately bathed," said Jesus, "does not need to wash more than his feet, but is clean all over. And you my disciples are clean, and yet this is not true of all of you."

So after He had washed their feet, put on His garments again, and returned to the table, He said to them, "Do you understand what I have done to you?

In most solemn truth I tell you that a servant is not superior to his master, nor is a messenger superior to him who sent him.

I am not speaking of all of you. I know whom I have chosen, but things are as they are in order that the Scripture may be fulfilled, which says, `He who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.'

There was at table one of His disciples--the one Jesus loved-- reclining with his head on Jesus's bosom.

So he, having his head on Jesus's bosom, leaned back and asked, "Master, who is it?"