John chapter 11

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

Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

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

Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.

The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.

When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,

Jesus wept.

And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;

Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.

Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.