Johannes 11
BasisBijbel
Lazarus wordt ziek en sterft
11 In Betanië woonde een man die Lazarus heette. Hij woonde daar met zijn zussen Maria en Marta. Lazarus was ziek. 2 (Maria was de vrouw die later Jezus' voeten met parfum zalfde en met haar haren afdroogde.) 3 De zussen lieten Jezus waarschuwen: "Heer, uw vriend Lazarus is ziek." 4 Toen Jezus dat hoorde, zei Hij: "Deze ziekte zal niet dodelijk aflopen. Maar door deze ziekte zal straks te zien zijn hoe goed en machtig God is. De Zoon van God zal hierdoor laten zien hoe machtig Hij is."
5 Jezus hield veel van Marta, Maria en Lazarus. 6 Toen Hij gehoord had dat Lazarus ziek was, bleef Hij eerst nog twee dagen in de plaats waar Hij op dat moment was. 7 Daarna zei Hij tegen zijn leerlingen: "We gaan weer naar Judea." 8 De leerlingen zeiden tegen Hem: "Meester, laatst probeerden de Joodse leiders U daar te doden. En nu wilt U daar weer heen gaan?" 9 Jezus antwoordde: "Een dag duurt toch twaalf uur? Als je overdag loopt, kun je zien waar je loopt. Je struikelt niet, doordat je in het daglicht loopt. 10 Maar als je 's nachts loopt, struikel je, omdat je zelf geen licht in je hebt." 11 Daarna zei Hij: "Onze vriend Lazarus slaapt. Maar Ik ga naar hem toe om hem weer wakker te maken." 12 De leerlingen antwoordden Hem: "Heer, als hij slaapt, wordt hij weer beter." 13 Maar Jezus bedoelde dat hij gestorven was. Maar zijn leerlingen dachten dat Jezus bedoelde dat Lazarus gewoon sliep. 14 Toen zei Jezus het duidelijk tegen hen: "Lazarus is gestorven. 15 En Ik ben blij voor jullie dat Ik daar niet was. Want nu zullen jullie werkelijk in Mij geloven. Kom, we gaan naar hem toe." 16 Tomas, die ook wel Didymus (= 'tweeling') werd genoemd, zei tegen de andere leerlingen: "Kom, we gaan met Hem mee om samen met Hem te worden gedood."
Jezus maakt Lazarus weer levend
17 Toen Jezus aankwam, hoorde Hij dat Lazarus al vier dagen in het graf lag. 18 Betanië lag vlak bij Jeruzalem, ongeveer 15 stadiën (ongeveer 4 km) daar vandaan. 19 Er waren veel Joden gekomen om Maria en Marta te troosten over de dood van hun broer. 20 Toen Marta hoorde dat Jezus eraan kwam, ging ze naar Hem toe. Maar Maria bleef thuis zitten. 21 Marta zei tegen Jezus: "Heer, als U hier was geweest, zou mijn broer niet gestorven zijn! 22 Maar ik weet zeker dat God U ook nu alles zal geven wat U van Hem vraagt." 23 Jezus zei tegen haar: "Je broer zal opstaan uit de dood." 24 Marta antwoordde: "Ik weet dat hij zal opstaan uit de dood, op de laatste dag, als alle doden weer opstaan." 25 Jezus zei tegen haar: "IK BEN[a] de opstanding en het leven. Iedereen die in Mij gelooft, zal leven, zelfs als hij al gestorven is. 26 En iedereen die leeft en in Mij gelooft, zal nooit meer sterven. Geloof je dat?" 27 Ze zei tegen Hem: "Ja Heer, ik geloof dat U de Messias bent, de Zoon van God die op aarde zou komen."
28 Hierna ging Marta weer naar huis. Ze nam haar zus Maria even apart en zei: "De Meester is er en Hij wil je spreken." 29 Toen ze dat hoorde, stond ze snel op en ging naar Hem toe. 30 Jezus was nog niet in het dorp aangekomen. Hij was nog op de plek waar Hij met Marta had gesproken. 31 De Joden die bij Maria in huis zaten om haar te troosten, zagen dat Maria snel opstond en naar buiten ging. Ze liepen haar achterna, omdat ze dachten dat ze naar het graf ging om daar te huilen. 32 Toen Maria bij Jezus kwam, knielde ze bij zijn voeten neer. En ze zei tegen Hem: "Heer, als U hier was geweest, zou mijn broer niet gestorven zijn!"
33 Toen Jezus haar en de Joden die bij haar waren zo zag huilen, werd Hij in zijn geest boos en verdrietig. 34 Hij vroeg: "Waar hebben jullie hem begraven?" Ze zeiden tegen Hem: "Heer, komt U maar kijken." 35 Jezus huilde. 36 De Joden zeiden: "Kijk eens hoeveel Hij van hem hield!" 37 Maar sommige mensen zeiden: "De ogen van een blinde kon Hij wél genezen. Had Hij er dan óók niet voor kunnen zorgen dat Lazarus in leven bleef?" 38 Jezus werd opnieuw boos en verdrietig in zijn geest en ging naar het graf. Het graf was een grot in de rotsen met een grote steen voor de ingang. 39 Jezus zei: "Haal de steen weg!" Marta, de zus van de dode, zei tegen Hem: "Heer, het stinkt er al, want hij is al vier dagen dood!" 40 Jezus zei tegen haar: "Ik heb je toch gezegd dat je, als je Mij gelooft, zal zien hoe goed en machtig God is?" 41 Toen haalden ze de steen weg. Jezus keek omhoog naar de hemel en zei: "Vader, dank U wel dat U naar Mij heeft geluisterd. 42 Ik weet Zelf wel dat U altijd naar Mij luistert. Maar Ik zeg dit zodat de mensen die om Mij heen staan, zullen geloven dat U Mij heeft gestuurd." 43 Nadat Hij dit had gezegd, riep Hij luid: "Lazarus, kom naar buiten!" 44 En de dode kwam naar buiten. Zijn armen en benen waren nog omwikkeld met grafdoeken en er zat een doek om zijn gezicht. Jezus zei tegen hen: "Maak de doeken los en laat Lazarus naar huis gaan."
De Joodse leiders besluiten Jezus te doden
45 De Joden die daar waren, zagen wat Jezus had gedaan. Veel van hen geloofden toen in Hem. 46 Maar anderen gingen naar de Farizeeërs en vertelden hun wat Jezus had gedaan. 47 De leiders van de priesters en de Farizeeërs gingen haastig vergaderen. Ze zeiden: "Wat moeten we doen? Want die Man doet heel veel wonderen. 48 Als we Hem zijn gang laten gaan, zullen alle mensen in Hem gaan geloven. Dan zullen de Romeinen komen[b] en ons onze macht en ons volk afnemen." 49 Kajafas, die dat jaar de hogepriester was, zei: "Jullie begrijpen helemaal niet wat er aan de hand is. 50 Begrijp dan toch dat het voor ons het beste is om één man te doden, zodat het niet met het hele volk slecht afloopt." 51 Hij zei dit niet uit zichzelf. Maar omdat hij dat jaar de hogepriester was, liet God hem profeteren dat Jezus voor het volk zou sterven. 52 En niet alleen voor dát volk, maar ook om de kinderen van God die over de wereld verspreid zijn, bij elkaar te brengen.
53 Vanaf die dag overlegden ze met elkaar hoe ze Jezus konden doden. 54 Daarom ging Jezus niet meer zomaar overal met de mensen om. Hij vertrok naar het gebied dat vlak bij de woestijn ligt. Hij ging naar de stad Efraïm en bleef daar met zijn leerlingen.
55 Het was bijna de tijd van het Paasfeest. Uit het hele land reisden de mensen naar Jeruzalem, nog vóór het Paasfeest. Want eerst moesten ze zich nog volgens de regels van hun wet voorbereiden op het feest. 56 Ze zochten naar Jezus en praatten in de tempel met elkaar over Hem: "Wat denken jullie? Zou Hij wel op het feest komen?" 57 De leiders van de priesters en de Farizeeërs hadden bevolen dat mensen die wisten waar Jezus was, het moesten komen zeggen. Dan zouden ze Hem gevangen nemen.
Footnotes
- Johannes 11:25 Jezus gebruikt hier de woorden IK BEN. In het Grieks staat daar 'ego eimi,' wat veel nadrukkelijker is dan de gewone manier om 'ik ben...' te zeggen. In het Oude Testament maakt God Zich met de naam IK BEN aan Mozes bekend. Lees Exodus 3:14. Door deze naam te gebruiken geeft Jezus dus aan dat Hijzelf God is. Vergelijk met Matteüs 14:27.
- Johannes 11:48 Israël was in die tijd door de Romeinen veroverd en een soort provincie van het Romeinse Rijk geworden. Waarschijnlijk waren ze bang dat het volk Jezus tot koning zou kronen. De Romeinse keizer zou die opstand met geweld de kop indrukken. De Farizeeërs hadden in die tijd veel macht. Maar daar zou de keizer een eind aan maken als er een opstand kwam.
John 11
Living Bible
11 1-2 Do you remember Mary, who poured the costly perfume on Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair?[a] Well, her brother Lazarus, who lived in Bethany with Mary and her sister Martha, was sick. 3 So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Sir, your good friend is very, very sick.”
4 But when Jesus heard about it he said, “The purpose of his illness is not death, but for the glory of God. I, the Son of God, will receive glory from this situation.”
5 Although Jesus was very fond of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, 6 he stayed where he was for the next two days and made no move to go to them. 7 Finally, after the two days, he said to his disciples, “Let’s go to Judea.”
8 But his disciples objected. “Master,” they said, “only a few days ago the Jewish leaders in Judea were trying to kill you. Are you going there again?”
9 Jesus replied, “There are twelve hours of daylight every day, and during every hour of it a man can walk safely and not stumble. 10 Only at night is there danger of a wrong step, because of the dark.” 11 Then he said, “Our friend Lazarus has gone to sleep, but now I will go and waken him!”
12-13 The disciples, thinking Jesus meant Lazarus was having a good night’s rest, said, “That means he is getting better!” But Jesus meant Lazarus had died.
14 Then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. 15 And for your sake, I am glad I wasn’t there, for this will give you another opportunity to believe in me. Come, let’s go to him.”
16 Thomas, nicknamed “The Twin,” said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go too—and die with him.”
17 When they arrived at Bethany, they were told that Lazarus had already been in his tomb for four days. 18 Bethany was only a couple of miles down the road from Jerusalem, 19 and many of the Jewish leaders had come to pay their respects and to console Martha and Mary on their loss. 20 When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed at home.
21 Martha said to Jesus, “Sir, if you had been here, my brother wouldn’t have died. 22 And even now it’s not too late, for I know that God will bring my brother back to life again, if you will only ask him to.”
23 Jesus told her, “Your brother will come back to life again.”
24 “Yes,” Martha said, “when everyone else does, on Resurrection Day.”
25 Jesus told her, “I am the one who raises the dead and gives them life again. Anyone who believes in me, even though he dies like anyone else, shall live again. 26 He is given eternal life for believing in me and shall never perish. Do you believe this, Martha?”
27 “Yes, Master,” she told him. “I believe you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one we have so long awaited.”
28 Then she left him and returned to Mary and, calling her aside from the mourners, told her, “He is here and wants to see you.” 29 So Mary went to him at once.
30 Now Jesus had stayed outside the village, at the place where Martha met him. 31 When the Jewish leaders who were at the house trying to console Mary saw her leave so hastily, they assumed she was going to Lazarus’ tomb to weep; so they followed her.
32 When Mary arrived where Jesus was, she fell down at his feet, saying, “Sir, if you had been here, my brother would still be alive.”
33 When Jesus saw her weeping and the Jewish leaders wailing with her, he was moved with indignation and deeply troubled. 34 “Where is he buried?” he asked them.
They told him, “Come and see.” 35 Tears came to Jesus’ eyes.
36 “They were close friends,” the Jewish leaders said. “See how much he loved him.”
37-38 But some said, “This fellow healed a blind man—why couldn’t he keep Lazarus from dying?”
And again Jesus was moved with deep anger. Then they came to the tomb. It was a cave with a heavy stone rolled across its door.
39 “Roll the stone aside,” Jesus told them.
But Martha, the dead man’s sister, said, “By now the smell will be terrible, for he has been dead four days.”
40 “But didn’t I tell you that you will see a wonderful miracle from God if you believe?” Jesus asked her.
41 So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, thank you for hearing me. 42 (You always hear me, of course, but I said it because of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.)” 43 Then he shouted, “Lazarus, come out!”
44 And Lazarus came—bound up in the gravecloth, his face muffled in a head swath. Jesus told them, “Unwrap him and let him go!”
45 And so at last many of the Jewish leaders who were with Mary and saw it happen, finally believed on him. 46 But some went away to the Pharisees and reported it to them.
47 Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened a council to discuss the situation.
“What are we going to do?” they asked each other. “For this man certainly does miracles. 48 If we let him alone the whole nation will follow him—and then the Roman army will come and kill us and take over the Jewish government.”
49 And one of them, Caiaphas, who was High Priest that year, said, “You stupid idiots— 50 let this one man die for the people—why should the whole nation perish?”
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 by himself, but was inspired to say it. 52 It was a prediction that Jesus’ death would not be for Israel only, but for all the children of God scattered around the world. 53 So from that time on the Jewish leaders began plotting Jesus’ death.
54 Jesus now stopped his public ministry and left Jerusalem; he went to the edge of the desert, to the village of Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples.
55 The Passover, a Jewish holy day, was near, and many country people arrived in Jerusalem several days early so that they could go through the cleansing ceremony before the Passover began. 56 They wanted to see Jesus, and as they gossiped in the Temple, they asked each other, “What do you think? Will he come for the Passover?” 57 Meanwhile the chief priests and Pharisees had publicly announced that anyone seeing Jesus must report him immediately so that they could arrest him.
Footnotes
- John 11:1 wiped them with her hair, see 12:3.
John 11
New King James Version
The Death of Lazarus
11 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of (A)Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (B)It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”
4 When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6 So, when He heard that he was sick, (C)He stayed two more days in the place where He was. 7 Then after this He said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.”
8 The disciples said to Him, “Rabbi, lately the Jews sought to (D)stone You, and are You going there again?”
9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? (E)If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the (F)light of this world. 10 But (G)if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” 11 These things He said, and after that He said to them, “Our friend Lazarus (H)sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.”
12 Then His disciples said, “Lord, if he sleeps he will get well.” 13 However, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep.
14 Then Jesus said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. 15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe. Nevertheless let us go to him.”
16 Then (I)Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with Him.”
I Am the Resurrection and the Life
17 So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about [a]two miles away. 19 And many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house. 21 Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that (J)whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”
23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
24 Martha said to Him, (K)“I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
25 Jesus said to her, “I am (L)the resurrection and the life. (M)He who believes in Me, though he may (N)die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
27 She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, (O)I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus and Death, the Last Enemy
28 And when she had said these things, she went her way and secretly called Mary her sister, saying, “The Teacher has come and is calling for you.” 29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly and came to Him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the town, but [b]was in the place where Martha met Him. 31 (P)Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up quickly and went out, followed her, [c]saying, “She is going to the tomb to weep there.”
32 Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she (Q)fell down at His feet, saying to Him, (R)“Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
33 Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled. 34 And He said, “Where have you laid him?”
They said to Him, “Lord, come and see.”
35 (S)Jesus wept. 36 Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”
37 And some of them said, “Could not this Man, (T)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 (U)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 (V)see the glory of God?” 41 Then they took away the stone [d]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 (W)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 (X)graveclothes, and (Y)his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.”
The Plot to Kill Jesus(Z)
45 Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, (AA)and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in Him. 46 But some of them went away to the Pharisees and (AB)told them the things Jesus did. 47 (AC)Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, (AD)“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, (AE)Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, 50 (AF)nor do you consider that it is expedient for [e]us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.” 51 Now this he did not say on his own authority; but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, 52 and (AG)not for that nation only, but (AH)also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.
53 Then, from that day on, they plotted to (AI)put Him to death. 54 (AJ)Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called (AK)Ephraim, and there remained with His disciples.
55 (AL)And the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went from the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to (AM)purify themselves. 56 (AN)Then they sought Jesus, and spoke among themselves as they stood in the temple, “What do you think—that He will not come to the feast?” 57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it, that they might (AO)seize Him.
Footnotes
- John 11:18 Lit. 15 stadia
- John 11:30 NU was still
- John 11:31 NU supposing that she was going
- John 11:41 NU omits from the place where the dead man was lying
- John 11:50 NU you
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