And a poor man named Lazarus, was laid at his gate, covered with sores.

In Hades (the realm of the dead), being in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom (paradise).

And he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in severe agony in this flame.’

But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things [all the comforts and delights], and Lazarus likewise bad things [all the discomforts and distresses]; but now he is comforted here [in paradise], while you are in severe agony.

Now a certain man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.

It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

Now Jesus loved and was concerned about Martha and her sister and Lazarus [and considered them dear friends].

So [even] when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed in the same place two more days.

He said this, and after that said, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him.”

So then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead.

So when Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days.

When He had said this, He shouted with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

Six days before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom He had raised from the dead.

So they gave a supper for Him there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.

A large crowd of Jews learned that He was there [at Bethany]; and they came, not only because of Jesus, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus also,

So the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to tell others about Him.