11:1 A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 1 , A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha.
11:2 This is the Mary who poured the expensive perfume on the Lord's feet and wiped them with her hair. Her brother, Lazarus, was sick.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 2 , This is the Mary who poured the expensive perfume on the Lord's feet and wiped them with her hair. Her brother, Lazarus, was sick.
11:3 So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, 'Lord, the one you love is very sick.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 3 , So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, 'Lord, the one you love is very sick.'
11:4 But when Jesus heard about it he said, 'Lazarus's sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God. I, the Son of God, will receive glory from this.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 4 , But when Jesus heard about it he said, 'Lazarus's sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God. I, the Son of God, will receive glory from this.'
11:5 Although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus,
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 5 , Although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus,
11:6 he stayed where he was for the next two days and did not go to them.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 6 , he stayed where he was for the next two days and did not go to them.
11:7 Finally after two days, he said to his disciples, 'Let's go to Judea again.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 7 , Finally after two days, he said to his disciples, 'Let's go to Judea again.'
11:8 But his disciples objected. 'Teacher,' they said, 'only a few days ago the Jewish leaders in Judea were trying to kill you. Are you going there again?'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 8 , But his disciples objected. 'Teacher,' they said, 'only a few days ago the Jewish leaders in Judea were trying to kill you. Are you going there again?'
11:9 Jesus replied, 'There are twelve hours of daylight every day. As long as it is light, people can walk safely. They can see because they have the light of this world.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 9 , Jesus replied, 'There are twelve hours of daylight every day. As long as it is light, people can walk safely. They can see because they have the light of this world.
11:10 Only at night is there danger of stumbling because there is no light.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 10 , Only at night is there danger of stumbling because there is no light.'
11:11 Then he said, 'Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 11 , Then he said, 'Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up.'
11:12 The disciples said, 'Lord, if he is sleeping, that means he is getting better!'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 12 , The disciples said, 'Lord, if he is sleeping, that means he is getting better!'
11:13 They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was having a good night's rest, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 13 , They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was having a good night's rest, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died.
11:14 Then he told them plainly, 'Lazarus is dead.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 14 , Then he told them plainly, 'Lazarus is dead.
11:15 And for your sake, I am glad I wasn't there, because this will give you another opportunity to believe in me. Come, let's go see him.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 15 , And for your sake, I am glad I wasn't there, because this will give you another opportunity to believe in me. Come, let's go see him.'
11:16 Thomas, nicknamed the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, 'Let's go, too--and die with Jesus.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 16 , Thomas, nicknamed the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, 'Let's go, too--and die with Jesus.'
11:17 When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already been in his grave for four days.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 17 , When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already been in his grave for four days.
11:18 Bethany was only a few miles down the road from Jerusalem,
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 18 , Bethany was only a few miles down the road from Jerusalem,
11:19 and many of the people had come to pay their respects and console Martha and Mary on their loss.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 19 , and many of the people had come to pay their respects and console Martha and Mary on their loss.
11:20 When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed at home.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 20 , When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed at home.
11:21 Martha said to Jesus, 'Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 21 , Martha said to Jesus, 'Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
11:22 But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 22 , But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask.'
11:23 Jesus told her, 'Your brother will rise again.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 23 , Jesus told her, 'Your brother will rise again.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 24 , 'Yes,' Martha said, 'when everyone else rises, on resurrection day.'
11:25 Jesus told her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die like everyone else, will live again.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 25 , Jesus told her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die like everyone else, will live again.
11:26 They are given eternal life for believing in me and will never perish. Do you believe this, Martha?'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 26 , They are given eternal life for believing in me and will never perish. Do you believe this, Martha?'
11:27 'Yes, Lord,' she told him. 'I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 27 , 'Yes, Lord,' she told him. 'I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God.'
11:28 Then she left him and returned to Mary. She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her, 'The Teacher is here and wants to see you.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 28 , Then she left him and returned to Mary. She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her, 'The Teacher is here and wants to see you.'
11:29 So Mary immediately went to him.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 29 , So Mary immediately went to him.
11:30 Now Jesus had stayed outside the village, at the place where Martha met him.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 30 , Now Jesus had stayed outside the village, at the place where Martha met him.
11:31 When the people who were at the house trying to console Mary saw her leave so hastily, they assumed she was going to Lazarus's grave to weep. So they followed her there.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 31 , When the people who were at the house trying to console Mary saw her leave so hastily, they assumed she was going to Lazarus's grave to weep. So they followed her there.
11:32 When Mary arrived and saw Jesus, she fell down at his feet and said, 'Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 32 , When Mary arrived and saw Jesus, she fell down at his feet and said, 'Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.'
11:33 When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, he was moved with indignation and was deeply troubled.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 33 , When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, he was moved with indignation and was deeply troubled.
11:34 'Where have you put him?' he asked them. They told him, 'Lord, come and see.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 34 , 'Where have you put him?' he asked them. They told him, 'Lord, come and see.'
11:35 Then Jesus wept.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 35 , Then Jesus wept.
11:36 The people who were standing nearby said, 'See how much he loved him.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 36 , The people who were standing nearby said, 'See how much he loved him.'
11:37 But some said, 'This man healed a blind man. Why couldn't he keep Lazarus from dying?'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 37 , But some said, 'This man healed a blind man. Why couldn't he keep Lazarus from dying?'
11:38 And again Jesus was deeply troubled. Then they came to the grave. It was a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 38 , And again Jesus was deeply troubled. Then they came to the grave. It was a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance.
11:39 'Roll the stone aside,' Jesus told them. But Martha, the dead man's sister, said, 'Lord, by now the smell will be terrible because he has been dead for four days.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 39 , 'Roll the stone aside,' Jesus told them. But Martha, the dead man's sister, said, 'Lord, by now the smell will be terrible because he has been dead for four days.'
11:40 Jesus responded, 'Didn't I tell you that you will see God's glory if you believe?'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 40 , Jesus responded, 'Didn't I tell you that you will see God's glory if you believe?'
11:41 So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, 'Father, thank you for hearing me.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 41 , So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, 'Father, thank you for hearing me.
11:42 You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so they will believe you sent me.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 42 , You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so they will believe you sent me.'
11:43 Then Jesus shouted, 'Lazarus, come out!'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 43 , Then Jesus shouted, 'Lazarus, come out!'
11:44 And Lazarus came out, bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, 'Unwrap him and let him go!'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 44 , And Lazarus came out, bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, 'Unwrap him and let him go!'
11:45 Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 45 , Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen.
11:46 But some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 46 , But some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
11:47 Then the leading priests and Pharisees called the high council together to discuss the situation. 'What are we going to do?' they asked each other. 'This man certainly performs many miraculous signs.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 47 , Then the leading priests and Pharisees called the high council together to discuss the situation. 'What are we going to do?' they asked each other. 'This man certainly performs many miraculous signs.
11:48 If we leave him alone, the whole nation will follow him, and then the Roman army will come and destroy both our Temple and our nation.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 48 , If we leave him alone, the whole nation will follow him, and then the Roman army will come and destroy both our Temple and our nation.'
11:49 And one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said, 'How can you be so stupid?
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 49 , And one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said, 'How can you be so stupid?
11:50 Why should the whole nation be destroyed? Let this one man die for the people.'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 50 , Why should the whole nation be destroyed? Let this one man die for the people.'
11:51 This prophecy that Jesus should die for the entire nation came from Caiaphas in his position as high priest. He didn't think of it himself; he was inspired to say it.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 51 , This prophecy that Jesus should die for the entire nation came from Caiaphas in his position as high priest. He didn't think of it himself; he was inspired to say it.
11:52 It was a prediction that Jesus' death would be not for Israel only, but for the gathering together of all the children of God scattered around the world.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 52 , It was a prediction that Jesus' death would be not for Israel only, but for the gathering together of all the children of God scattered around the world.
11:53 So from that time on the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus' death.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 53 , So from that time on the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus' death.
11:54 As a result, Jesus stopped his public ministry among the people and left Jerusalem. He went to a place near the wilderness, to the village of Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 54 , As a result, Jesus stopped his public ministry among the people and left Jerusalem. He went to a place near the wilderness, to the village of Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples.
11:55 It was now almost time for the celebration of Passover, and many people from the country arrived in Jerusalem several days early so they could go through the cleansing ceremony before the Passover began.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 55 , It was now almost time for the celebration of Passover, and many people from the country arrived in Jerusalem several days early so they could go through the cleansing ceremony before the Passover began.
11:56 They wanted to see Jesus, and as they talked in the Temple, they asked each other, 'What do you think? Will he come for the Passover?'
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 56 , They wanted to see Jesus, and as they talked in the Temple, they asked each other, 'What do you think? Will he come for the Passover?'
11:57 Meanwhile, the leading priests and Pharisees had publicly announced that anyone seeing Jesus must report him immediately so they could arrest him.
The NLT Book of John , Chapter 11 , Verse 57 , Meanwhile, the leading priests and Pharisees had publicly announced that anyone seeing Jesus must report him immediately so they could arrest him.
