But a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, was left at his gate.

And being in torment in Hades, he looked up and saw Abraham a long way off, with Lazarus at his side.

‘Father Abraham!’ he called out, ‘Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame!’

“‘Son,’ Abraham said, ‘remember that during your life you received your good things, just as Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.

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

Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, and it was her brother Lazarus who was sick.

Now Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus.

He said this, and then He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I’m on My way to wake him up.”

So Jesus then told them plainly, “Lazarus has died.

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

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

Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, the one Jesus had raised from the dead.

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

Then a large crowd of the Jews learned He was there. They came not only because of Jesus, but also to see Lazarus the one He had raised from the dead.

Therefore the chief priests decided to kill Lazarus also

Meanwhile, the crowd, which had been with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify.