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Now a certain man was sick: Lazarus of ^(C1)Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister ^(C2)Martha.

And it was the Mary who ^(C1)anointed ^(C2)the Lord with ^(F1)ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, "^(C1)Lord, behold, ^(C2)he whom You love is sick."

But when Jesus heard this, He said, "This sickness is not ^(F1)meant for death, but is for ^(C1)the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it."

(Now Jesus loved ^(C1)Martha and her sister, and Lazarus.)

So when He heard that he was sick, He then stayed two days longer in the place where He was.

Then after this He ^(*)said to the disciples, "^(C1)Let's go to Judea again."

The disciples ^(*)said to Him, "^(C1)Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking ^(C2)to stone You, and yet You are going there again?"

Jesus replied, "^(C1)Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks during the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

"But if anyone walks during the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in ^(F1)him."

This He said, and after this He ^(*)said to them, "Our ^(C1)friend Lazarus ^(C2)has fallen asleep; but I am going so that I may awaken him from sleep."

The disciples then said to Him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will ^(F1)come out of it."

Now ^(C1)Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about ^(F1)actual sleep.

So Jesus then said to them plainly, "Lazarus died,

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

^(C1)Therefore Thomas, who was called ^(F1)(C2)Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, "Let's also go, so that we may die with Him!"

So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb ^(C1)four days.

Now ^(C1)Bethany was near Jerusalem, about ^(F1)fifteen stadia away;

and many of ^(C1)the Jews had come to ^(C2)Martha and Mary, ^(C3)to console them about their brother.

So then ^(C1)Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him, but ^(C1)Mary ^(F1)stayed in the house.

Martha then said to Jesus, "^(C1)Lord, ^(C2)if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

"Even now I know that ^(C1)whatever You ask of God, God will give You."

Jesus ^(*)said to her, "Your brother will rise from the dead."

Martha ^(*)said to Him, "^(C1)I know that he will rise in the resurrection on the last day."

Jesus said to her, "^(C1)I am the resurrection and the life; the one who believes in Me will live, even if he dies,

and everyone who lives and believes in Me ^(C1)will never die. Do you believe this?"

She ^(*)said to Him, "Yes, Lord; I have come to believe that You are ^(C1)the ^(F1)Christ, the Son of God, and ^(F2)(C2)He who comes into the world."

When she had said this, she ^(C1)left and called Mary her sister, saying secretly, "^(C2)The Teacher is here and is calling for you."

And when she heard this, she ^(*)got up quickly and came to Him.