Now a certain man, named Lazarus, of Bethany, was lying ill-- Bethany being the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

(It was the Mary who poured the perfume over the Lord and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill.)

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

When, however, He heard that Lazarus was ill, He still remained two days in that same place.

He said this, and afterwards He added, "Our friend Lazarus is sleeping, but I will go and wake 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."

On His arrival Jesus found that Lazarus had already been three days in the tomb.

After speaking thus, He called out in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out."

Jesus, however, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was whom He had raised from the dead.

So they gave a dinner there in honour of Jesus, at which Martha waited at table, but Lazarus was one of the guests who were with Him.

Now it became widely known among the Jews that Jesus was there; but they came not only on His account, but also in order to see Lazarus whom He had brought back to life.

The High Priests, however, consulted together to put Lazarus also to death,

The large number of people, however, who had been present when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and brought him back to life, related what they had witnessed.