^21 (A)You, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal?

²² But we desire to hear from you what you think; for concerning this sect, we know that ^(A)it is spoken against everywhere.”

²³ So when they had appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging, ^(B)to whom he explained and solemnly testified of the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus ^(C)from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning till evening. ²⁴ And ^(D)some were persuaded by the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved. ²⁵ So when they did not agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had said one word: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to ^[a]our fathers, ²⁶ saying,

³⁷ And some of them said, “Could not this Man, ^(A)who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?”

Lazarus Raised from the Dead

³⁸ Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a ^(B)stone lay against it. ³⁹ Jesus said, “Take away the stone.”

Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to Him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days.”

⁴⁰ Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would ^(C)see the glory of God?” ⁴¹ Then they took away the stone ^[a]from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. ⁴² And I know that You always hear Me, but ^(D)because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.” ⁴³ Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!” ⁴⁴ And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with ^(E)graveclothes, and ^(F)his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.”

The Plot to Kill Jesus^(G)

⁴⁵ Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, ^(H)and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in Him. ⁴⁶ But some of them went away to the Pharisees and ^(I)told them the things Jesus did. ^47 (J)Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, ^(K)“What shall we do? For this Man works many signs. ⁴⁸ If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.”

⁴⁹ And one of them, ^(L)Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, ^50 (M)nor do you consider that it is expedient for ^[b]us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.”

³⁷ And Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him and ^(A)it is He who is talking with you.”

³⁸ Then he said, “Lord, I believe!” And he ^(B)worshiped Him.

³⁹ And Jesus said, ^(C)“For judgment I have come into this world, ^(D)that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind.”

⁴⁰ Then some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these words, ^(E)and said to Him, “Are we blind also?”

¹⁹ Therefore Herodias ^[a]held it against him and wanted to kill him, but she could not; ²⁰ for Herod ^(A)feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him, he ^[b]did many things, and heard him gladly.

³¹ So ^(A)they come to you as people do, they ^(B)sit before you as My people, and they ^(C)hear your words, but they do not do them; ^(D)for with their mouth they show much love, but ^(E)their hearts pursue their own gain.

² and said to Jeremiah the prophet, ^(A)“Please, let our petition be acceptable to you, and ^(B)pray for us to the Lord your God, for all this remnant (since we are left but ^(C)a few of many, as you can see), ³ that the Lord your God may show us ^(D)the way in which we should walk and the thing we should do.”

⁴ Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard. Indeed, I will pray to the Lord your God according to your words, and it shall be, that ^(E)whatever the Lord answers you, I will declare it to you. I will ^(F)keep nothing back from you.”

⁵ So they said to Jeremiah, ^(G)“Let the Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not do according to everything which the Lord your God sends us by you.