And (A)many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, (B)these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting [a]contempt.

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  1. Daniel 12:2 Lit abhorrence

52 Also the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the [a]saints who had (A)fallen asleep were raised;

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  1. Matthew 27:52 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people

11 This He said, and after this He *said to them, “Our (A)friend Lazarus (B)has fallen asleep; but I am going so that I may awaken him from sleep.” 12 The disciples then said to Him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will [a]come out of it.” 13 Now (C)Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about [b]actual sleep. 14 So Jesus then said to them plainly, “Lazarus died, 15 and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe; but let’s go to him.” 16 (D)Therefore Thomas, who was called [c](E)Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s also go, so that we may die with Him!”

17 So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb (F)four days. 18 Now (G)Bethany was near Jerusalem, about [d]fifteen stadia away; 19 and many of (H)the Jews had come to (I)Martha and Mary, (J)to console them about their brother. 20 So then (K)Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him, but (L)Mary [e]stayed in the house. 21 Martha then said to Jesus, “(M)Lord, (N)if You had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 Even now I know that (O)whatever You ask of God, God will give You.” 23 Jesus *said to her, “Your brother will rise from the dead.” 24 Martha *said to Him, “(P)I know that he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her, (Q)I am the resurrection and the life; the one who believes in Me will live, even if he dies, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in Me (R)will never die. Do you believe this?” 27 She *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; I have come to believe that You are (S)the [f]Christ, the Son of God, and [g](T)He who comes into the world.”

28 When she had said this, she (U)left and called Mary her sister, saying secretly, “(V)The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” 29 And when she heard this, she *got up quickly and came to Him.

30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but (W)was still at the place where Martha met Him. 31 (X)Then the Jews who were with her in the house and were (Y)consoling her, when they saw that Mary had gotten up quickly and left, they followed her, thinking that she was going to the tomb to weep there. 32 So when Mary came to the place where Jesus was, she saw Him and fell at His feet, saying to Him, “(Z)Lord, (AA)if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Therefore when Jesus saw her weeping, and (AB)the Jews who came with her also weeping, He (AC)was deeply moved in spirit and [h](AD)was troubled, 34 and He said, “Where have you laid him?” They *said to Him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus (AE)wept. 36 So (AF)the Jews were saying, “See how He (AG)loved him!” 37 But some of them said, “Could this man, who (AH)opened the eyes of the man who was blind, not have also [i]kept this man from dying?”

38 So Jesus, again being deeply moved within, *came to the tomb. Now it was a (AI)cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Jesus *said, “Remove the stone.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, *said to Him, “Lord, by this time [j]there will be a stench, for he has been dead (AJ)four days.” 40 Jesus *said to her, (AK)Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” 41 So they removed the (AL)stone. And Jesus (AM)raised His eyes, and said, (AN)Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. 42 But I knew that You always hear Me; nevertheless, (AO)because of the [k]people standing around I said it, so that they may believe that (AP)You sent Me.” 43 And when He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 Out came the man who had died, (AQ)bound hand and foot with wrappings, and (AR)his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus *said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

45 (AS)Therefore many of the Jews (AT)who came to Mary, and (AU)saw what He had done, believed in Him. 46 But some of them went to the (AV)Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done.

Conspiracy to Kill Jesus

47 Therefore (AW)the chief priests and the Pharisees (AX)convened a (AY)council meeting, and they were saying, “What are we [l]doing in regard to the fact that this man is performing many [m](AZ)signs? 48 If we let Him go on like this, all the people will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take over both our [n](BA)place and our nation.” 49 But one of them, (BB)Caiaphas, (BC)who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, 50 nor are you taking into account that (BD)it is in your best interest that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish instead.” 51 Now he did not say this [o]on his own, but (BE)as he was high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation; 52 and not for the nation only, but in order that He might also (BF)gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. 53 So from that day on they (BG)planned together to kill Him.

54 Therefore Jesus (BH)no longer continued to walk publicly among the Jews, but went away from there to the region near the wilderness, into a city called (BI)Ephraim; and there He stayed with the disciples.

55 Now (BJ)the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem from the country prior to the Passover, (BK)in order to [p]purify themselves. 56 So they (BL)were looking for Jesus, and saying to one another as they stood in the temple area, “What do you think; that He will not come to the feast at all?” 57 Now (BM)the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he was to report it, so that they might arrest Him.

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  1. John 11:12 Lit be saved
  2. John 11:13 Lit the slumber of sleep
  3. John 11:16 I.e., the Twin
  4. John 11:18 Possibly 2 miles or 3 km; a Roman stadion perhaps averaged 607 ft. or 185 m
  5. John 11:20 Lit was sitting
  6. John 11:27 I.e., Messiah
  7. John 11:27 The Coming One was a Messianic title
  8. John 11:33 Lit troubled Himself
  9. John 11:37 Lit done so that this man also would not die
  10. John 11:39 Lit he stinks
  11. John 11:42 Lit crowd
  12. John 11:47 Or doing? For this
  13. John 11:47 I.e., confirming miracles
  14. John 11:48 Possibly meaning the temple
  15. John 11:51 Lit from himself
  16. John 11:55 I.e., undergo required cleansing rituals

36 For (A)David, after he had [a]served God’s (B)purpose in his own generation, (C)fell asleep, and was [b]buried among his fathers and [c]underwent decay;

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  1. Acts 13:36 Or served his own generation by the purpose of God
  2. Acts 13:36 Lit gathered to his
  3. Acts 13:36 Lit saw corruption

After that He appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some (A)have fallen asleep;

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18 Then also those who (A)have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

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The Order of Resurrection

20 But the fact is, Christ (A)has been raised from the dead, the (B)first fruits of those who (C)are asleep.

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Those Who Died in Christ

13 But (A)we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who [a](B)are asleep, so that you will not grieve as indeed (C)the rest of mankind do, who have (D)no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose from the dead, (E)so also God will bring with Him (F)those who have fallen asleep [b]through Jesus. 15 For we say this to you (G)by the word of the Lord, that (H)we who are alive [c]and remain until (I)the coming of the Lord will not precede (J)those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord (K)Himself (L)will descend from heaven with a [d](M)shout, with the voice of (N)the archangel and with the (O)trumpet of God, and (P)the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then (Q)we who are alive, who remain, will be (R)caught up together with them (S)in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always (T)be with the Lord. 18 Therefore, [e]comfort one another with these words.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 4:13 I.e., have died
  2. 1 Thessalonians 4:14 I.e., as believers
  3. 1 Thessalonians 4:15 Lit who
  4. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 Or cry of command
  5. 1 Thessalonians 4:18 Or encourage

and saying, “(A)Where is the promise of His (B)coming? For ever since the fathers [a](C)fell asleep, all things continue just as they were (D)from the beginning of creation.”

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  1. 2 Peter 3:4 I.e., died

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