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John 11
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John 11
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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.
Juan 11
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Juan 11
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Muerte de Lázaro
11 Había un hombre enfermo llamado Lázaro, que era de Betania, el pueblo de María y Marta, sus hermanas. 2 María era la misma que ungió con perfume al Señor y le secó los pies con sus cabellos. 3 Las dos hermanas mandaron a decirle a Jesús: «Señor, tu amigo querido está enfermo».
4 Cuando Jesús oyó esto, dijo: «Esta enfermedad no terminará en muerte, sino que es para la gloria de Dios, para que por ella el Hijo de Dios sea glorificado».
5 Jesús amaba a Marta, a su hermana y a Lázaro. 6 A pesar de eso, cuando oyó que Lázaro estaba enfermo, se quedó dos días más donde se encontraba. 7 Después dijo a sus discípulos:
―Volvamos a Judea.
8 ―Rabí —objetaron ellos—, hace muy poco los judíos intentaron apedrearte, ¿y todavía quieres volver allá?
9 ―¿Acaso no tiene el día doce horas? —respondió Jesús—. El que anda de día no tropieza, porque tiene la luz de este mundo. 10 Pero el que anda de noche sí tropieza, porque no tiene luz.
11 Dicho esto, añadió:
―Nuestro amigo Lázaro duerme, pero voy a despertarlo.
12 ―Señor —respondieron sus discípulos—, si duerme, es que va a recuperarse.
13 Jesús les hablaba de la muerte de Lázaro, pero sus discípulos pensaron que se refería al sueño natural. 14 Por eso les dijo claramente:
―Lázaro ha muerto, 15 y por causa vuestra me alegro de no haber estado allí, para que creáis. Pero vamos a verlo.
16 Entonces Tomás, apodado el Gemelo,[a] dijo a los otros discípulos:
―Vayamos también nosotros, para morir con él.
Jesús consuela a las hermanas de Lázaro
17 A su llegada, Jesús se encontró con que Lázaro llevaba ya cuatro días en el sepulcro. 18 Betania estaba cerca de Jerusalén, como a tres kilómetros[b] de distancia, 19 y muchos judíos habían ido a casa de Marta y de María, a darles el pésame por la muerte de su hermano. 20 Cuando Marta supo que Jesús llegaba, fue a su encuentro; pero María se quedó en la casa.
21 ―Señor —dijo Marta a Jesús—, si hubieras estado aquí, mi hermano no habría muerto. 22 Pero yo sé que aun ahora Dios te dará todo lo que le pidas.
23 ―Tu hermano resucitará —le dijo Jesús.
24 ―Yo sé que resucitará en la resurrección, en el día final —respondió Marta.
25 Entonces Jesús le dijo:
―Yo soy la resurrección y la vida. El que cree en mí vivirá, aunque muera; 26 y todo el que vive y cree en mí no morirá jamás. ¿Crees esto?
27 ―Sí, Señor; yo creo que tú eres el Cristo, el Hijo de Dios, el que había de venir al mundo.
28 Dicho esto, Marta regresó a la casa y, llamando a su hermana María, le dijo en privado:
―El Maestro está aquí y te llama.
29 Cuando María oyó esto, se levantó rápidamente y fue a su encuentro. 30 Jesús aún no había entrado en el pueblo, sino que todavía estaba en el lugar donde Marta se había encontrado con él. 31 Los judíos que habían estado con María en la casa, dándole el pésame, al ver que se había levantado y había salido de prisa, la siguieron, pensando que iba al sepulcro a llorar.
32 Cuando María llegó adonde estaba Jesús y lo vio, se arrojó a sus pies y le dijo:
―Señor, si hubieras estado aquí, mi hermano no habría muerto.
33 Al ver llorar a María y a los judíos que la habían acompañado, Jesús se turbó y se conmovió profundamente.
34 ―¿Dónde lo habéis puesto? —preguntó.
―Ven a verlo, Señor —le respondieron.
35 Jesús lloró.
36 ―¡Mirad cuánto lo quería! —dijeron los judíos.
37 Pero algunos de ellos comentaban:
―Este, que abrió los ojos al ciego, ¿no podría haber impedido que Lázaro muriera?
Jesús resucita a Lázaro
38 Conmovido una vez más, Jesús se acercó al sepulcro. Era una cueva cuya entrada estaba tapada con una piedra.
39 ―Quitad la piedra —ordenó Jesús.
Marta, la hermana del difunto, objetó:
―Señor, ya debe de oler mal, pues lleva cuatro días allí.
40 ―¿No te dije que si crees verás la gloria de Dios? —contestó Jesús.
41 Entonces quitaron la piedra. Jesús, alzando la vista, dijo:
―Padre, te doy gracias porque me has escuchado. 42 Ya sabía yo que siempre me escuchas, pero lo dije por la gente que está aquí presente, para que crean que tú me enviaste.
43 Dicho esto, gritó con todas sus fuerzas:
―¡Lázaro, sal fuera!
44 El muerto salió, con vendas en las manos y en los pies, y el rostro cubierto con un sudario.
―Quitadle las vendas y dejad que se vaya —les dijo Jesús.
La conspiración para matar a Jesús
45 Muchos de los judíos que habían ido a ver a María y que habían presenciado lo hecho por Jesús creyeron en él. 46 Pero algunos de ellos fueron a ver a los fariseos y les contaron lo que Jesús había hecho. 47 Entonces los jefes de los sacerdotes y los fariseos convocaron una reunión del Consejo.
―¿Qué vamos a hacer? —dijeron—. Este hombre está haciendo muchas señales milagrosas. 48 Si lo dejamos seguir así, todos van a creer en él, y vendrán los romanos y acabarán con nuestro lugar sagrado, e incluso con nuestra nación.
49 Uno de ellos, llamado Caifás, que ese año era el sumo sacerdote, les dijo:
―¡No sabéis nada en absoluto! 50 No entendéis que os conviene más que muera un solo hombre por el pueblo, y no que perezca toda la nación.
51 Pero esto no lo dijo por su propia cuenta, sino que, como era sumo sacerdote ese año, profetizó que Jesús moriría por la nación judía, 52 y no solo por esa nación, sino también por los hijos de Dios que estaban dispersos, para congregarlos y unificarlos. 53 Así que desde ese día convinieron en quitarle la vida.
54 Por eso Jesús ya no andaba en público entre los judíos. Se retiró más bien a una región cercana al desierto, a un pueblo llamado Efraín, donde se quedó con sus discípulos.
55 Faltaba poco para la Pascua judía, así que muchos subieron del campo a Jerusalén para su purificación ceremonial antes de la Pascua. 56 Andaban buscando a Jesús, y mientras estaban en el templo comentaban entre sí: «¿Qué os parece? ¿Acaso no vendrá a la fiesta?» 57 Por su parte, los jefes de los sacerdotes y los fariseos habían dado la orden de que, si alguien llegaba a saber dónde estaba Jesús, debía denunciarlo para que lo arrestaran.
John 11
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John 11
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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) 2 (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) 3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love(D) is sick.”
4 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.” 5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6 So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days, 7 and then he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”(F)
8 “But Rabbi,”(G) they said, “a short while ago the Jews there tried to stone you,(H) and yet you are going back?”
9 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
- John 11:16 Thomas (Aramaic) and Didymus (Greek) both mean twin.
- John 11:18 Or about 3 kilometers
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