John 11
1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
Now a certain man, named Lazarus, of Bethany, was lying ill-- Bethany being the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
(It was the Mary who poured the perfume over the Lord and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill.)
3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom you love is sick.
So the sisters sent to Him to say, "Master, he whom you hold dear is ill."
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.
Jesus received the message and said, "This illness is not to end in death, but is to promote the glory of God, in order that the Son of God may be glorified by it."
5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.
When, however, He heard that Lazarus was ill, He still remained two days in that same place.
7 Then after that says he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
Then, after that, He said to the disciples, "Let us return to Judaea."
8 His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone you; and go you thither again?
"Rabbi," exclaimed the disciples, "the Jews have just been trying to stone you, and do you think of going back there again?"
9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbles not, because he sees the light of this world.
"Are there not twelve hours in the day?" replied Jesus. "If any one walks in the daytime, he does not stumble--because he sees the light of this world.
10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbles, because there is no light in him.
But if a man walks by night, he does stumble, because the light is not in him."
11 These things said he: and after that he says unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleeps; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
He said this, and afterwards He added, "Our friend Lazarus is sleeping, but I will go and wake him."
12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
"Master," said the disciples, "if he is asleep he will recover."
13 Nevertheless Jesus spoke of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought He referred to the rest taken in ordinary sleep.
14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
So then He told them plainly,
15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent all of you may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
"Lazarus is dead; and for your sakes I am glad I was not there, in order that you may believe. But let us go to him."
16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
"Let us go also," Thomas, the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "that we may die with him."
17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
On His arrival Jesus found that Lazarus had already been three days in the tomb.
18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
Bethany was near Jerusalem, the distance being a little less than two miles;
19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
and a considerable number of the Jews were with Martha and Mary, having come to express sympathy with them on the death of their brother.
20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
Martha, however, as soon as she heard the tidings, "Jesus is coming," went to meet Him; but Mary remained sitting in the house.
21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if you had been here, my brother had not died.
So Martha came and spoke to Jesus. "Master, if you had been here," she said, "my brother would not have died.
22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever you will ask of God, God will give it you.
And even now I know that whatever you ask God for, God will give you."
23 Jesus says unto her, Your brother shall rise again.
"Your brother shall rise again," replied Jesus.
24 Martha says unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
"I know," said Martha, "that he will rise again at the resurrection, on the last day."
25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
"I am the Resurrection and the Life," said Jesus; "he who believes in me, even if he has died, he shall live;
and every one who is living and is a believer in me shall never, never die. Do you believe this?" (aiōn g165)
27 She says unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
"Yes, Master," she replied; "I thoroughly believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world."
28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master has come, and calls for you.
After saying this, she went and called her sister Mary privately, telling her, "The Rabbi is here and is asking for you."
29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.
So she, on hearing that, rose up quickly to go to Him.
30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.
Now Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.
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 goes unto the grave to weep there.
So the Jews who were with Mary in the house sympathizing with her, when they saw that she had risen hastily and had gone out, followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep aloud there.
32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if you had been here, my brother had not died.
Mary then, when she came to Jesus and saw Him, fell at His feet and exclaimed, "Master, if you had been here, my brother would not have died."
33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, (pneuma) and was troubled.
Seeing her weeping aloud, and the Jews in like manner weeping who had come with her, Jesus, curbing the strong emotion of His spirit,
34 And said, Where have all of you laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
though deeply troubled, asked them, "Where have you laid him?" "Master, come and see," was their reply.
35 Jesus wept.
Jesus wept.
36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
"See how dear he held him," said the Jews.
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?
But others of them asked, "Was this man who opened the blind man's eyes unable to prevent this man from dying?"
38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself comes to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
Jesus, however, again restraining His strong feeling, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone had been laid against the mouth of it.
39 Jesus said, Take all of you away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, says unto him, Lord, by this time he stinks: for he has been dead four days.
"Take away the stone," said Jesus. Martha, the sister of the dead man, exclaimed, "Master, by this time there is a foul smell; for it is three days since he died."
40 Jesus says unto her, Said I not unto you, that, if you would believe, you should see the glory of God?
"Did I not promise you," replied Jesus, "that if you believe, you shall see the glory of God?"
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 you that you have heard me.
So they removed the stone. Then Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, "Father, I thank Thee that Thou hast heard me.
42 And I knew that you hear me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that you have sent me.
I know that Thou always hearest me; but for the sake of the crowd standing round I have said this--that they may believe that Thou didst send me."
43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
After speaking thus, He called out in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out."
44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes: and his face was bound about with a cloth. Jesus says unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
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."
45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
Thereupon a considerable number of the Jews--namely those who had come to Mary and had witnessed His deeds--became believers in Him;
46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.
though some of them went off to the Pharisees and told them what He had done.
47 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man does many miracles.
Therefore the High Priests and the Pharisees held a meeting of the Sanhedrin. "What steps are we taking?" they asked one another; "for this man is performing a great number of miracles.
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.
If we leave him alone in this way, everybody will believe in him, and the Romans will come and blot out both our city and our nation."
49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, All of you know nothing at all,
But one of them, named Caiaphas, being High Priest that year, said, "You know nothing about it.
50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
You do not reflect that it is to your interest that one man should die for the people rather than the whole nation perish."
51 And this spoke he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
It was not as a mere man that he thus spoke. But being High Priest that year he was inspired to declare that Jesus was to die for the nation,
52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
and not for the nation only, but in order to unite into one body all the far-scattered children of God.
53 Then from that day forth they took counsel together in order to put him to death.
So from that day forward they planned and schemed in order to put Him to death.
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.
Therefore Jesus no longer went about openly among the Jews, but He left that neighbourhood and went into the district near the Desert, to a town called Ephraim, and remained there with the disciples.
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.
The Jewish Passover was coming near, and many from that district went up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.
56 Then sought they for Jesus, and spoke among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think all of you, that he will not come to the feast?
They therefore looked out for Jesus, and asked one another as they stood in the Temple, "What do you think? --will he come to the Festival at all?"
57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should show it, that they might take him.
Now the High Priests and the Pharisees had issued orders that if any one knew where He was, he should give information, so that they might arrest Him.
