John 11:1-16 - Lazarus Dies

¹ Now a certain one was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha. ² And it was the Mary who 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, behold, he whom Thou lovest is sick."

⁴ And Jesus, hearing it, said, "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it. ⁵ Now Jesus was loving Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. ⁶ When, therefore, He heard that he was sick, He then abode two days in the place where He was. ⁷ Then, after this, He saith to the disciples, "Let us go into Judaea again."

⁸ The disciples say to Him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone Thee; and art Thou going there again?"

⁹ Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any one walks in the day, he stumbles not, because he sees the light of this world; ¹⁰ but, if any one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him." ¹¹ These things He spake; and after this He saith to them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going to awake him out of sleep."

¹² The disciples, therefore, said to Him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover!"

¹³ Now Jesus had spoken concerning his death; but they thought He spake of taking rest in sleep. ¹⁴ Then, therefore, Jesus said to them plainly, "Lazarus died. ¹⁵ And I am glad, for your sakes, (in order that ye may believe), that I was not there. But let us go to him."

¹⁶ Thomas, who is called Dydimus, said, therefore, to His fellow-disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with Him."