Lazarus lives again

Lazarus lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. Lazarus became sick, so his sisters sent word to Jesus. Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus.

Jesus stayed where he was for two more days. Then he told his disciples they would go into Judaea again. The disciples knew that returning there could be dangerous. Jesus told them plainly that Lazarus had died, and they went.

When Jesus arrived, Lazarus had been in the grave four days. Martha went to meet Jesus. They spoke about Lazarus rising again, and Jesus told her that he is the resurrection and the life. Martha said she believed he was the Christ, the Son of God.

Mary then came to Jesus. She was weeping, and others with her were weeping too. Jesus was troubled. Jesus wept.

Jesus came to the grave, which was a cave with a stone over it. He told them to take away the stone. Martha pointed out that Lazarus had been dead four days.

After the stone was removed, Jesus prayed to the Father so that the people standing there might believe that the Father had sent him. Then Jesus called Lazarus to come out.

Lazarus came out alive, still wrapped in graveclothes. Jesus told the people to loose him and let him go.

Lazarus of Bethany was sick. He was the brother of Mary and Martha. The sisters sent word to Jesus that the man he loved was sick. Jesus said the sickness would be for the glory of God, and John makes a point of saying that Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus.

Even after hearing the news, Jesus stayed where he was for two more days. Then he told his disciples they would return to Judaea. The disciples remembered that people there had recently sought to stone Jesus, so they questioned the return. Jesus continued on and then told them plainly that Lazarus was dead.

By the time Jesus arrived, Lazarus had been in the grave four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem, and many Jews had come to comfort Martha and Mary.

Martha went out to meet Jesus. She said that if he had been there, her brother would not have died, but she also said she knew God would give Jesus whatever he asked. Jesus told her that Lazarus would rise again. Martha spoke of the resurrection at the last day. Jesus answered by identifying himself as the resurrection and the life, and Martha confessed that he was the Christ, the Son of God.

Martha then called Mary. Mary came quickly, fell at Jesus' feet, and also said that if he had been there Lazarus would not have died. Mary was weeping, and the people with her were weeping. Jesus groaned in spirit, was troubled, and asked where Lazarus had been laid. Then Jesus wept.

The grave was a cave with a stone laid upon it. Jesus ordered the stone removed. Martha pointed out that Lazarus had been dead four days. After the stone was taken away, Jesus thanked the Father for hearing him and said he spoke for the sake of the people standing there, so that they might believe the Father had sent him.

Then Jesus called Lazarus by name and told him to come forth. Lazarus came out, his hands and feet bound with graveclothes and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus told the people to loose him and let him go.