John 11:12-29

¹²“If he has fallen asleep, Master, he will get well,” said the disciples.

¹³But Jesus meant that he was dead; they, however, supposed that he was speaking of natural sleep.

¹⁴Then he said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead;

¹⁵and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may learn to believe in me. But let us go to him.”

¹⁶At this, Thomas, who was called ‘The Twin,’ said to his fellow disciples, “Let us go too, so that we may die with him.”

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

¹⁸Bethany being only about two miles from Jerusalem,

¹⁹a number of the people had come there to comfort Martha and Mary because of brother's death.

²⁰When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him; but Mary sat quietly at home.

²¹“Master,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.

²²Even now, I know that God will grant you whatever you ask him.”

²³“Your brother will rise to life,” said Jesus.

²⁴“I know that he will,” replied Martha, “in the resurrection at the Last day.”

²⁵“I am the resurrection and the life,” said Jesus. “He who believes in me will live, though he die;

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

²⁷“Yes Master,” she answered; “I have learnt to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”

²⁸After saying this, Martha went and called her sister Mary, and whispered, “The teacher is here, and is asking for you.”

²⁹As soon as Mary heard that, she got up quickly, and went to meet him.