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Ang Pagkamatay ni Lazaro

11 May(A) isang taong nagngangalang Lazaro na nagkasakit. Nakatira siya sa Bethania kasama ang mga kapatid niyang sina Maria at Martha. Si(B) Maria ang nagbuhos ng pabango sa paa ng Panginoon at pagkatapos ay pinunasan iyon ng kanyang buhok. Dahil may sakit si Lazaro, nagpasabi kay Jesus ang magkapatid, “Panginoon, ang minamahal ninyong kaibigan ay may sakit.”

Nang marinig ito ni Jesus ay sinabi niya, “Hindi niya ikamamatay ang sakit na ito. Nangyari iyon upang maparangalan ang Diyos at sa pamamagitan nito'y maparangalan ang Anak ng Diyos.”

Mahal ni Jesus ang magkakapatid na Martha, Maria at Lazaro. Gayunman, nagpalipas pa siya doon ng dalawang araw mula nang mabalitaang may sakit si Lazaro. Pagkatapos nito, sinabi niya sa kanyang mga alagad, “Magbalik tayo sa Judea.”

Sumagot ang mga alagad, “Rabi, hindi po ba't kamakailan lamang ay pinagtangkaan kayong batuhin ng mga tao? Bakit pupunta na naman kayo doon?”

Sinabi ni Jesus, “Hindi ba't may labindalawang oras sa maghapon? Hindi matitisod ang lumalakad kung umaga sapagkat nakikita niya ang nagbibigay-liwanag sa daigdig na ito. 10 Subalit natitisod ang lumalakad kung gabi sapagkat wala na siyang liwanag.” 11 Idinugtong pa ni Jesus, “Natutulog ang kaibigan nating si Lazaro. Pupunta ako upang gisingin siya.”

12 “Panginoon, kung natutulog lang po siya ay gagaling siya,” sagot ng mga alagad.

13 Ang ibig sabihin ni Jesus ay patay na si Lazaro, ngunit ang akala ng mga alagad ay talagang natutulog lamang ito. 14 Dahil dito'y tuwirang sinabi ni Jesus, “Patay na si Lazaro; 15 ngunit dahil sa inyo, ako'y nagagalak na wala ako roon, nang sa gayon ay sumampalataya kayo sa akin. Tayo na, puntahan natin siya.”

16 Sinabi ni Tomas, na tinatawag na Kambal, sa kanyang mga kasama, “Sumama tayo sa kanya, nang mamatay tayong kasama niya.”

Si Jesus ang Muling Pagkabuhay at ang Buhay

17 Pagdating ni Jesus, nalaman niyang apat na araw nang nakalibing si Lazaro. 18 May tatlong kilometro lamang ang layo ng Jerusalem sa Bethania, 19 at maraming Judio ang dumalaw kina Martha at Maria upang makiramay sa pagkamatay ng kanilang kapatid.

20 Nang mabalitaan ni Martha na dumarating si Jesus, sinalubong niya ito, ngunit si Maria nama'y naiwan sa bahay. 21 Sinabi ni Martha, “Panginoon, kung narito po kayo, hindi sana namatay ang kapatid ko. 22 Subalit alam kong kahit ngayo'y ipagkakaloob sa inyo ng Diyos ang anumang hingin ninyo sa kanya.”

23 “Muling mabubuhay ang iyong kapatid,” sabi ni Jesus.

24 Sumagot(C) si Martha, “Alam ko pong siya'y mabubuhay muli sa huling araw.”

25 Sinabi sa kanya ni Jesus, “Ako ang muling pagkabuhay at ang buhay. Ang sinumang sumasampalataya sa akin, kahit mamatay ay muling mabubuhay; 26 at sinumang nabubuhay at sumasampalataya sa akin ay hindi mamamatay kailanman. Naniniwala ka ba sa sinabi ko?”

27 Sumagot siya, “Opo, Panginoon! Naniniwala po akong kayo ang Cristo, ang Anak ng Diyos na inaasahang darating sa sanlibutan.”

Tumangis si Jesus

28 Pagkasabi nito, umuwi si Martha. Tinawag niya si Maria at binulungan, “Naririto na ang Guro at ipinapatawag ka.”

29 Pagkarinig nito'y nagmadaling tumayo si Maria upang salubungin si Jesus. 30 Wala pa si Jesus sa nayon; naroon pa lamang siya sa lugar kung saan siya sinalubong ni Martha. 31 Nang makitang si Maria'y nagmamadaling tumayo at lumabas, sinundan siya ng mga Judiong nakikiramay sa kanila. Akala nila'y pupunta siya sa libingan upang umiyak.

32 Pagdating ni Maria sa kinaroroonan ni Jesus, nagpatirapa siya sa paanan nito at nagsabi, “Panginoon, kung narito po lamang kayo, hindi sana namatay ang aking kapatid.”

33 Nahabag si Jesus at nabagbag ang kanyang kalooban nang makita niyang umiiyak si Maria, pati ang mga Judiong kasama nito. 34 “Saan ninyo siya inilibing?” tanong ni Jesus.

Sumagot sila, “Panginoon, halikayo at tingnan ninyo.”

35 Tumangis si Jesus. 36 Kaya't sinabi ng mga Judio, “Tingnan ninyo, talagang mahal na mahal niya si Lazaro!” 37 Sinabi naman ng ilan, “Napagaling niya ang bulag, bakit hindi niya napigilang mamatay si Lazaro?”

Muling Binuhay si Lazaro

38 Muling nabagbag ang kalooban ni Jesus pagdating sa libingan. Ang pinaglibingan kay Lazaro ay isang yungib na natatakpan ng malaking bato. 39 “Alisin ninyo ang bato,” utos ni Jesus.

Ngunit si Martha na kapatid ng namatay ay sumagot, “Panginoon, nangangamoy na po siya ngayon; apat na araw na siyang patay.”

40 Sinabi ni Jesus, “Hindi ba't sinabi ko sa iyo na kung sasampalataya ka ay makikita mo ang kaluwalhatian ng Diyos?” 41 Kaya't inalis nila ang bato. Tumingala si Jesus sa langit at sinabi, “Ama, nagpapasalamat ako sa iyo sapagkat dininig mo ako, 42 at alam kong lagi mo akong dinirinig. Ngunit sinasabi ko ito dahil sa mga taong naririto, upang maniwala silang ikaw ang nagsugo sa akin.” 43 Pagkasabi nito ay sumigaw siya, “Lazaro, lumabas ka!” 44 Lumabas nga si Lazaro na nababalot ng telang panlibing ang mga kamay at paa; may nakabalot ding tela sa mukha niya. Inutos ni Jesus sa kanila, “Kalagan ninyo siya at nang makalakad siya.”

Ang Balak Laban kay Jesus(D)

45 Marami sa mga Judiong dumalaw kina Maria ang nakakita sa ginawa ni Jesus, at sumampalataya sila sa kanya. 46 Ngunit may ilan sa kanila na pumunta sa mga Pariseo at ibinalita ang ginawa ni Jesus. 47 Kaya't tinipon ng mga punong pari at mga Pariseo ang mga kagawad ng Kataas-taasang Kapulungan ng mga Judio. Kanilang sinabi, “Ano ang gagawin natin? Gumagawa ng maraming himala ang taong ito. 48 Kung siya'y pababayaan nating magpatuloy sa kanyang mga ginagawa, maniniwala sa kanya ang lahat. Paparito ang mga Romano at wawasakin ang ating Templo at ang ating bansa.”

49 Ngunit ang isa sa kanila, si Caifas na siyang Pinakapunong Pari nang taóng iyon, ay nagsabing, “Wala kayong alam! 50 Hindi ba ninyo naiisip na mas mabuti sa inyo na isang tao lamang ang mamatay alang-alang sa bayan, kaysa mapahamak ang buong bansa?” 51 Hindi mula sa kanyang sarili ang sinabi niyang ito. Bilang Pinakapunong Pari nang taóng iyon, nagpahayag siya ng propesiya na dapat mamatay si Jesus alang-alang sa bansa 52 at hindi lamang para sa bansa kundi upang tipunin ang mga anak ng Diyos na nasa iba't ibang dako. 53 Mula noon, pinagplanuhan na nila kung paano maipapapatay si Jesus. 54 Dahil dito, si Jesus ay hindi na hayagang naglakad sa Judea. Sa halip, siya'y nagpunta sa Efraim, isang bayang malapit sa ilang, at doon muna tumigil kasama ng kanyang mga alagad.

55 Nalalapit na ang Pista ng Paskwa. Maraming taga-lalawigan ang pumunta sa Jerusalem bago sumapit ang kapistahan upang isagawa ang seremonya ng paglilinis. 56 Hinanap nila si Jesus, at habang sila'y nag-uusap-usap sa Templo, sila'y nagtanungan, “Ano sa palagay ninyo? Paparito kaya siya sa pista?” 57 Ipinag-utos ng mga punong pari at ng mga Pariseo na ipagbigay-alam sa kanila ng mga tao kapag nalaman nila kung nasaan si Jesus upang ito'y maipadakip nila.

The Death of Lazarus

11 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany,(A) the village of Mary and her sister Martha.(B) (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.)(C) So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love(D) is sick.”

When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory(E) so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days, and then he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”(F)

“But Rabbi,”(G) they said, “a short while ago the Jews there tried to stone you,(H) and yet you are going back?”

Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble, for they see by this world’s light.(I) 10 It is when a person walks at night that they stumble, for they have no light.”

11 After he had said this, he went on to tell them, “Our friend(J) Lazarus has fallen asleep;(K) but I am going there to wake him up.”

12 His disciples replied, “Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.” 13 Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.(L)

14 So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead, 15 and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”

16 Then Thomas(M) (also known as Didymus[a]) said to the rest of the disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”

Jesus Comforts the Sisters of Lazarus

17 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.(N) 18 Now Bethany(O) was less than two miles[b] from Jerusalem, 19 and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother.(P) 20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.(Q)

21 “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.(R) 22 But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.”(S)

23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”

24 Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection(T) at the last day.”(U)

25 Jesus said to her, “I am(V) the resurrection and the life.(W) The one who believes(X) in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing(Y) in me will never die.(Z) Do you believe this?”

27 “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah,(AA) the Son of God,(AB) who is to come into the world.”(AC)

28 After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. “The Teacher(AD) is here,” she said, “and is asking for you.” 29 When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him.(AE) 31 When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house, comforting her,(AF) noticed how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.

32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”(AG)

33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved(AH) in spirit and troubled.(AI) 34 “Where have you laid him?” he asked.

“Come and see, Lord,” they replied.

35 Jesus wept.(AJ)

36 Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”(AK)

37 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man(AL) have kept this man from dying?”(AM)

Jesus Raises Lazarus From the Dead

38 Jesus, once more deeply moved,(AN) came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.(AO) 39 “Take away the stone,” he said.

“But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.”(AP)

40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe,(AQ) you will see the glory of God?”(AR)

41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up(AS) and said, “Father,(AT) I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here,(AU) that they may believe that you sent me.”(AV)

43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”(AW) 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen,(AX) and a cloth around his face.(AY)

Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”

The Plot to Kill Jesus

45 Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary,(AZ) and had seen what Jesus did,(BA) believed in him.(BB) 46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees(BC) called a meeting(BD) of the Sanhedrin.(BE)

“What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man performing many signs.(BF) 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.”

49 Then one of them, named Caiaphas,(BG) who was high priest that year,(BH) spoke up, “You know nothing at all! 50 You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”(BI)

51 He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation, 52 and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.(BJ) 53 So from that day on they plotted to take his life.(BK)

54 Therefore Jesus no longer moved about publicly among the people of Judea.(BL) Instead he withdrew to a region near the wilderness, to a village called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples.

55 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover,(BM) many went up from the country to Jerusalem for their ceremonial cleansing(BN) before the Passover. 56 They kept looking for Jesus,(BO) and as they stood in the temple courts they asked one another, “What do you think? Isn’t he coming to the festival at all?” 57 But the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who found out where Jesus was should report it so that they might arrest him.

Footnotes

  1. John 11:16 Thomas (Aramaic) and Didymus (Greek) both mean twin.
  2. John 11:18 Or about 3 kilometers