John 11:3-12

³The sisters, therefore, sent this message to Jesus — ‘Master, your friend is ill’;

⁴and, when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness is not to end in death, but is to redound to the honour of God, in order that the Son of God may be honoured through it.”

⁵Jesus loved Martha and her sister, and Lazarus.

⁶Yet, when he heard of the illness of Lazarus, he still stayed two days in the place where he was.

⁷Then, after that, he said to his disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.”

⁸“Rabbi,” they replied, “the authorities there were but just now seeking to stone you; and are you going there again?”

⁹“Are not there twelve hours in the day?” answered Jesus. “If someone walks about in the daytime, they don't stumble, because they can see the light of the sun;

¹⁰but, if they walk about at night, they stumble, because they have not the light.”

¹¹And, when he had said this, he added, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going so that I may wake him.”

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