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

It was the Mary that anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

Now, Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

Thus spoke he; and after this he said to them: Our friend Lazarus sleeps; but I go that I may awake him out of sleep.

Therefore, Jesus then said to them plainly: Lazarus is dead.

And when he had said these things, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

Then, six days before the passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he had raised from the dead.

There they made him a supper, and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of those who reclined at table with him.

Therefore, a great multitude of the Jews learned that he was there; and they came, not on account of Jesus only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

But the chief priests consulted that they might kill Lazarus also,

The multitude therefore that was with him, testified that he had called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead.