John 11:1

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Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

so the sisters sent to him, saying, "Lord, he whom you love is ill."

She happened to take ill and die at this time, and after washing her body they laid it in an upper room.

[Relocated to follow vs 2] Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus;

They gave a supper for him there; Martha waited on him, and Lazarus was among those who reclined at table beside him.

Outside his door lay a poor man called Lazarus; he was a mass of ulcers,

Six days before the festival, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus stayed (whom Jesus had raised from the dead).

Then he left them and went outside the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.

Now when they came near Jerusalem, near Bethphage and Bethany, at the Hill of Olives, he despatched two of his disciples,

In the course of their journey he entered a certain village, and a woman called Martha welcomed him to her house.