John 11
1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
Now a certain man, named Lazarus, of Bethany, was lying ill-- Bethany being the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
2 And it was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
(It was the Mary who poured the perfume over the Lord and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill.)
3 The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
So the sisters sent to Him to say, "Master, he whom you hold dear is ill."
4 But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.
Jesus received the message and said, "This illness is not to end in death, but is to promote the glory of God, in order that the Son of God may be glorified by it."
5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
6 When therefore he heard that he was sick, he abode at that time two days in the place where he was.
When, however, He heard that Lazarus was ill, He still remained two days in that same place.
7 Then after this he saith to the disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
Then, after that, He said to the disciples, "Let us return to Judaea."
8 The disciples say unto him, Rabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
"Rabbi," exclaimed the disciples, "the Jews have just been trying to stone you, and do you think of going back there again?"
9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
"Are there not twelve hours in the day?" replied Jesus. "If any one walks in the daytime, he does not stumble--because he sees the light of this world.
10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.
But if a man walks by night, he does stumble, because the light is not in him."
11 These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
He said this, and afterwards He added, "Our friend Lazarus is sleeping, but I will go and wake him."
12 The disciples therefore said unto him, Lord, if he is fallen asleep, he will recover.
"Master," said the disciples, "if he is asleep he will recover."
13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death: but they thought that he spake of taking rest in sleep.
Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought He referred to the rest taken in ordinary sleep.
14 Then Jesus therefore said unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
So then He told them plainly,
15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto 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."
16 Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said unto his fellow-disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
"Let us go also," Thomas, the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "that we may die with him."
17 So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.
On His arrival Jesus found that Lazarus had already been three days in the tomb.
18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;
Bethany was near Jerusalem, the distance being a little less than two miles;
19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.
and a considerable number of the Jews were with Martha and Mary, having come to express sympathy with them on the death of their brother.
20 Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house.
Martha, however, as soon as she heard the tidings, "Jesus is coming," went to meet Him; but Mary remained sitting in the house.
21 Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
So Martha came and spoke to Jesus. "Master, if you had been here," she said, "my brother would not have died.
22 And even now I know that, whatsoever thou shalt ask of God, God will give thee.
And even now I know that whatever you ask God for, God will give you."
23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
"Your brother shall rise again," replied Jesus.
24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
"I know," said Martha, "that he will rise again at the resurrection, on the last day."
25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live:
"I am the Resurrection and the Life," said Jesus; "he who believes in me, even if he has died, he shall live;
and every one who is living and is a believer in me shall never, never die. Do you believe this?" (aiōn g165)
27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I have believed that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, [even] he that cometh into the world.
"Yes, Master," she replied; "I thoroughly believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world."
28 And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is here, and calleth thee.
After saying this, she went and called her sister Mary privately, telling her, "The Rabbi is here and is asking for you."
29 And she, when she heard it, arose quickly, and went unto him.
So she, on hearing that, rose up quickly to go to Him.
30 (Now Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha met him.)
Now Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.
31 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and were comforting her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, supposing that she was going unto the tomb to weep there.
So the Jews who were with Mary in the house sympathizing with her, when they saw that she had risen hastily and had gone out, followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep aloud there.
32 Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
Mary then, when she came to Jesus and saw Him, fell at His feet and exclaimed, "Master, if you had been here, my brother would not have died."
33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews [also] weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,
Seeing her weeping aloud, and the Jews in like manner weeping who had come with her, Jesus, curbing the strong emotion of His spirit,
34 and said, Where have ye laid him? They say unto him, Lord, come and see.
though deeply troubled, asked them, "Where have you laid him?" "Master, come and see," was their reply.
35 Jesus wept.
Jesus wept.
36 The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him!
"See how dear he held him," said the Jews.
37 But some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die?
But others of them asked, "Was this man who opened the blind man's eyes unable to prevent this man from dying?"
38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
Jesus, however, again restraining His strong feeling, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone had been laid against the mouth of it.
39 Jesus saith, 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.
"Take away the stone," said Jesus. Martha, the sister of the dead man, exclaimed, "Master, by this time there is a foul smell; for it is three days since he died."
40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou believedst, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
"Did I not promise you," replied Jesus, "that if you believe, you shall see the glory of God?"
41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me.
So they removed the stone. Then Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, "Father, I thank Thee that Thou hast heard me.
42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the multitude which standeth around I said it, that they may believe that thou didst send me.
I know that Thou always hearest me; but for the sake of the crowd standing round I have said this--that they may believe that Thou didst send me."
43 And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
After speaking thus, He called out in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out."
44 He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped in cloths, and his face wrapped round with a towel. "Untie him," said Jesus, "and let him go free."
45 Many therefore of the Jews, which came to Mary and beheld that which he did, believed on him.
Thereupon a considerable number of the Jews--namely those who had come to Mary and had witnessed His deeds--became believers in Him;
46 But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the things which Jesus had done.
though some of them went off to the Pharisees and told them what He had done.
47 The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many signs.
Therefore the High Priests and the Pharisees held a meeting of the Sanhedrin. "What steps are we taking?" they asked one another; "for this man is performing a great number of miracles.
48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.
If we leave him alone in this way, everybody will believe in him, and the Romans will come and blot out both our city and our nation."
49 But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
But one of them, named Caiaphas, being High Priest that year, said, "You know nothing about it.
50 nor do ye take account that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
You do not reflect that it is to your interest that one man should die for the people rather than the whole nation perish."
51 Now this he said not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation;
It was not as a mere man that he thus spoke. But being High Priest that year he was inspired to declare that Jesus was to die for the nation,
52 and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God that are scattered abroad.
and not for the nation only, but in order to unite into one body all the far-scattered children of God.
53 So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death.
So from that day forward they planned and schemed in order to put Him to death.
54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed thence into the country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there he tarried with the disciples.
Therefore Jesus no longer went about openly among the Jews, but He left that neighbourhood and went into the district near the Desert, to a town called Ephraim, and remained there with the disciples.
55 Now the passover of the Jews was at hand: and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, to purify themselves.
The Jewish Passover was coming near, and many from that district went up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.
56 They sought therefore for Jesus, and spake one with another, as they stood in the temple, What think ye? That he will not come to the feast?
They therefore looked out for Jesus, and asked one another as they stood in the Temple, "What do you think? --will he come to the Festival at all?"
57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment, that, if any man knew where he was, he should shew it, that they might take him.
Now the High Priests and the Pharisees had issued orders that if any one knew where He was, he should give information, so that they might arrest Him.
