John 11:12-29

¹²The disciples therefore said to Him, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will recover.”

¹³Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He was talking about literal sleep.

¹⁴So Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,

¹⁵and I am glad for your sakes that I wasn’t there, so that you may believe — but let’s go to him.”

¹⁶Therefore Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go, too, that we may die with Him.”

¹⁷When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days.

¹⁸Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away,

¹⁹and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

²⁰When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed home.

²¹Then Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.

²²Even now I know that God will give you whatever You ask of Him.”

²³Jesus told her, “Your brother will rise again.”

²⁴Martha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.”

²⁵Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me will live even if they die,

²⁶and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

²⁷“Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I have believed that You are the Christ, God’s Son, who was to come into the world.”

²⁸When she had said this, she went back and called Mary, her sister, saying secretly, “The Teacher is here, and is asking for you.”

²⁹When she heard this, she arose quickly, and went to Him.