< John 11 >
1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha.
Now there was a certain man sick, named Lazarus, of Bethania, of the town of Mary and Martha her sister.
2 It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother, Lazarus, was sick.
(And Mary was she that anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair: whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
3 The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, "Lord, look, the one you love is sick."
His sisters therefore sent to him, saying: Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
4 But when Jesus heard it, he said, "This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God's Son may be glorified by it."
And Jesus hearing it, said to them: This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God: 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 Mary, and Lazarus.
6 When therefore he heard that he was sick, he stayed two days in the place where he was.
When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he still remained in the same place two days.
7 Then after this he said to the disciples, "Let us go into Judea again."
Then after that, he said to his disciples: Let us go into Judea again.
8 The disciples told him, "Rabbi, the Jewish leaders were just trying to stone you, and are you going there again?"
The disciples say to him: Rabbi, the Jews but now sought to stone thee: and goest thou thither again?
9 Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
Jesus answered: Are there not twelve hours of the day? If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world:
10 But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him."
But if he walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.
11 He said these things, and after that, he said to them, "Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep."
These things he said; and after that he said to them: Lazarus our friend sleepeth; but I go that I may awake him out of sleep.
12 Then the disciples said to him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover."
His disciples therefore said: Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep.
But Jesus spoke of his death; and they thought that he spoke of the repose of sleep.
14 So Jesus said to them plainly then, "Lazarus is dead.
Then therefore Jesus said to them plainly: Lazarus is dead.
15 I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. Nevertheless, let us go to him."
And I am glad, for your sakes, that I was not there, that you may believe: but let us go to him.
16 Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us go also, that we may die with him."
Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples: Let us also go, that we may die with him.
17 So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.
Jesus therefore came, and found that he had been four days already in the grave.
18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away.
(Now Bethania was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off.)
19 Many of the Jewish people had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.
And many of the Jews were come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
20 Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.
Martha therefore, as soon as she heard that Jesus had come, went to meet him: but Mary sat at home.
21 Therefore Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you would have been here, my brother would not have died.
Martha therefore said to Jesus: Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
22 Even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you."
But now also I know that whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
23 Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again."
Jesus saith to her: Thy brother shall rise again.
24 Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."
Martha saith to him: I know that he shall rise again, in the resurrection at the last day.
25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.
Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, although he be dead, shall live:
26 And whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?" (aiōn )
And every one that liveth, and believeth in me, shall not die for ever. Believest thou this? (aiōn )
27 She said to him, "Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, he who comes into the world."
She saith to him: Yea, Lord, I have believed that thou art Christ the Son of the living God, who art come into this world.
28 And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, "The Teacher is here, and is calling you."
And when she had said these things, she went, and called her sister Mary secretly, saying: The master is come, and calleth for thee.
29 When she heard this, she arose quickly, and went to him.
She, as soon as she heard this, riseth quickly, and cometh to him.
30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha met him.
For Jesus was not yet come into the town: but he was still in that place where Martha had met him.
31 Then the Judeans 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 to the tomb to weep there.
The Jews therefore, who were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary that she rose up speedily and went out, followed her, saying: She goeth to the grave to weep there.
32 Therefore when Mary came to where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, "Lord, if you would have been here, my brother would not have died."
When Mary therefore was come where Jesus was, seeing him, she fell down at his feet, and saith to him: Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Judeans weeping who came with her, he was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled,
Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping, and the Jews that were come with her, weeping, groaned in the spirit, and troubled himself,
34 and said, "Where have you put him?" They told him, "Lord, come and see."
And said: Where have you laid him? They say to him: Lord, come and see.
36 The Judeans therefore said, "See how he loved him."
The Jews therefore said: Behold how he loved him.
37 But some of them said, "Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also kept this man from dying?"
But some of them said: Could not he that opened the eyes of the man born blind, have caused that this man should not die?
38 So Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
Jesus therefore again groaning in himself, cometh to the sepulchre. Now it was a cave; and a stone was laid over it.
39 Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, "Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days."
Jesus saith: Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith to him: Lord, by this time he stinketh, for he is now of four days.
40 Jesus said to her, "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see God's glory?"
Jesus saith to her: Did not I say to thee, that if thou believe, thou shalt see the glory of God?
41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, "Father, I thank you that you listened to me.
They took therefore the stone away. And Jesus lifting up his eyes said: Father, I give thee thanks that thou hast heard me.
42 I know that you always listen to me, but because of the crowd that stands around I said this, that they may believe that you sent me."
And I knew that thou hearest me always; but because of the people who stand about have I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
43 When he had said this, he shouted with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out."
When he had said these things, he cried with a loud voice: Lazarus, come forth.
44 The man who had died came out, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Free him, and let him go."
And presently he that had been dead came forth, bound feet and hands with winding bands; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus said to them: Loose him, and let him go.
45 Therefore many of the Judeans, who came to Mary and had seen the things which he did, believed in him.
Many therefore of the Jews, who were come to Mary and Martha, and had seen the things that Jesus did, believed in him.
46 But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the things which Jesus had done.
But some of them went to the Pharisees, and told them the things that Jesus had done.
47 The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, "What are we doing? For this man does many signs.
The chief priests therefore, and the Pharisees, gathered a council, and said: What do we, for this man doth many miracles?
48 If we leave him alone like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."
If we let him alone so, all will believe in him; and the Romans will come, and take away our place and nation.
49 But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing at all,
But one of them, named Caiphas, being the high priest that year, said to them: You know nothing.
50 nor do you consider that it is advantageous for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish."
Neither do you consider that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
51 Now he did not say this of himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,
And this he spoke not of himself: but being the high priest of that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation.
52 and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
And not only for the nation, but to gather together in one the children of God, that were dispersed.
53 So from that day on they plotted to kill him.
From that day therefore they devised to put him to death.
54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Judeans, but departed from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim; and stayed there with his disciples.
Wherefore Jesus walked no more openly among the Jews; but he went into a country near the desert, unto a city that is called Ephrem, and there he abode with his disciples.
55 Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.
And the pasch of the Jews was at hand; and many from the country went up to Jerusalem, before the pasch to purify themselves.
56 Then they sought for Jesus and spoke one with another, as they stood in the temple, "What do you think—that he is not coming to the feast at all?"
They sought therefore for Jesus; and they discoursed one with another, standing in the temple: What think you that he is not come to the festival day?
57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it, that they might arrest him.
And the chief priests and Pharisees had given a commandment, that if any man knew where he was, he should tell, that they might apprehend him.