John 11:5-16

⁵Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

⁶Therefore when He heard that he was sick, He then stayed in the place where He was for two days.

⁷Then after this He said to the disciples, “Let us go into Judea again.”

⁸The disciples said to Him, “Rabbi, just now the Jews were seeking to stone You, and are You going there again?”

⁹Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

¹⁰But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”

¹¹These things He said, and after this He said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awaken him.”

¹²Then His disciples said, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep he will get well.”

¹³However, Jesus spoke about his death, but they thought that He was speaking about resting in sleep.

¹⁴Then Jesus said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead.

¹⁵And I rejoice for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. Nevertheless let us go to him.”

¹⁶Then Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”