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The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, "Lord, behold, he for whom you have affection is sick."

But when Yeshua heard it, he said, "This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God's Son may be glorified by it."

I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. Nevertheless, let's go to him."

The Yehudim therefore said, "See how much affection he had for him!"

Yeshua said, "Take away the stone." Marta, the sister of him who was dead, said to him, "Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days."

The chief Kohanim therefore and the Perushim gathered a council, and said, "What are we doing? For this man does many signs.

nor do you take account that it is advantageous for us that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish."

Now he didn't say this of himself, but being Kohen Gadol that year, he prophesied that Yeshua would die for the nation,

and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.

Then they sought for Yeshua and spoke one with another, as they stood in the temple, "What do you think? Isn't he coming to the feast?"

"Why wasn't this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?"

Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.

But Yeshua said, "Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of my burial.

For you always have the poor with you, but you don't always have me."

A large crowd therefore of the Yehudim learned that he was there, and they came, not for Yeshua' sake only, but that they might see El'azar also, whom he had raised from the dead.

For this cause also the multitude went and met him, because they heard that he had done this sign.

Yeshua answered them, "The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

"Now my soul is troubled. What shall I say? 'Father, save me from this time?' But for this cause I came to this time.

Yeshua answered, "This voice hasn't come for my sake, but for your sakes.

For this cause they couldn't believe, for Yesha`yahu said again,