John 11:12-36

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.

³⁰Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha met Him.

³¹The Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her, saying, “She is going to the tomb to weep there.”

³²When Mary came to where Jesus was, she saw Him, and fell at His feet, saying to Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.”

³³When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled.

³⁴He asked, “Where have you laid him?” They replied, “Lord, come and see.”

³⁵Jesus wept.

³⁶So the Jews were saying, “See how He loved him!”