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the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Passage Lookup: John 11

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Now a certain man was sick: Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
John 11:1
Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
And it was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
John 11:2
(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick."
John 11:3
Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
But when Jesus heard this, He said, "This sickness is not meant for death, but is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it."
John 11:4
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.
(Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister, and Lazarus.)
John 11:5
Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
So when He heard that he was sick, He then stayed two days longer in the place where He was.
John 11:6
When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.
Then after this He said to the disciples, "Let's go to Judea again."
John 11:7
Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
The disciples said to Him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone You, and yet You are going there again?"
John 11:8
His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
Jesus replied, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks during the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
John 11:9
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.
"But if anyone walks during the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him."
John 11:10
But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
This He said, and after this He said to them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going so that I may awaken him from sleep."
John 11:11
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.
The disciples then said to Him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will come out of it."
John 11:12
Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about actual sleep.
John 11:13
Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
So Jesus then said to them plainly, "Lazarus died,
John 11:14
Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe; but let's go to him."
John 11:15
And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
Therefore Thomas, who was called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, "Let's also go, so that we may die with Him!"
John 11:16
Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days.
John 11:17
Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away;
John 11:18
Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them about their brother.
John 11:19
And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
So then Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him, but Mary stayed in the house.
John 11:20
Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
Martha then said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
John 11:21
Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
"Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You."
John 11:22
But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise from the dead."
John 11:23
Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
Martha said to Him, "I know that he will rise in the resurrection on the last day."
John 11:24
Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; the one who believes in Me will live, even if he dies,
John 11:25
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?"
John 11:26
And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
She said to Him, "Yes, Lord; I have come to believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, and He who comes into the world."
John 11:27
She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
When she had said this, she left and called Mary her sister, saying secretly, "The Teacher is here and is calling for you."
John 11:28
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.
And when she heard this, she got up quickly and came to Him.
John 11:29
As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.
Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still at the place where Martha met Him.
John 11:30
Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.
Then the Jews who were with her in the house and were consoling her, when they saw that Mary had gotten up quickly and left, they followed her, thinking that she was going to the tomb to weep there.
John 11:31
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.
So when Mary came to the place where Jesus was, she saw Him and fell at His feet, saying to Him, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died."
John 11:32
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.
Therefore when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled,
John 11:33
When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.
and He said, "Where have you laid him?" They said to Him, "Lord, come and see."
John 11:34
And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
Jesus wept.
John 11:35
Jesus wept.
So the Jews were saying, "See how He loved him!"
John 11:36
Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
But some of them said, "Could this Man, who opened the eyes of the man who was blind, not have also kept this man from dying?"
John 11:37
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?
So Jesus, again being deeply moved within, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.
John 11:38
Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
Jesus said, "Remove the stone." Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to Him, "Lord, by this time there will be a stench, for he has been dead four days."
John 11:39
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.
Jesus said to her, "Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?"
John 11:40
Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
So they removed the stone. And Jesus raised His eyes, and said, "Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
John 11:41
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.
"But I knew that You always hear Me; nevertheless, because of the people standing around I said it, so that they may believe that You sent Me."
John 11:42
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.
And when He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!"
John 11:43
And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
Out came the man who had died, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go."
John 11:44
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.
Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw what He had done, believed in Him.
John 11:45
Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done.
John 11:46
But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.
Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council meeting, and they were saying, "What are we doing in regard to the fact that this Man is performing many signs?
John 11:47
Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
"If we let Him go on like this, all the people will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take over both our place and our nation."
John 11:48
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.
But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing at all,
John 11:49
And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
nor are you taking into account that it is in your best interest that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish instead."
John 11:50
Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
Now he did not say this on his own, but as he was high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation;
John 11:51
And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
and not for the nation only, but in order that He might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
John 11:52
And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
So from that day on they planned together to kill Him.
John 11:53
Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
Therefore Jesus no longer continued to walk publicly among the Jews, but went away from there to the region near the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there He stayed with the disciples.
John 11:54
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.
Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem from the country prior to the Passover, in order to purify themselves.
John 11:55
And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.
So they were looking for Jesus, and saying to one another as they stood in the temple area, "What do you think; that He will not come to the feast at all?"
John 11:56
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?
Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he was to report it, so that they might arrest Him.
John 11:57
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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