John 11:1-16

Modern English Version

The Death of Lazarus

11 Now a man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. ² This was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. ³ So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, “Lord, he whom You love is sick.”

⁴ When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it.” ⁵ Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. ⁶ So when He heard that he was sick, He remained where He was two more days. ⁷ Then after this He said to the disciples, “Let us go into Judea again.”

⁸ His disciples said to Him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just trying to stone You. Are You going there again?”

⁹ Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks during the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. ¹⁰ But if anyone walks during the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”

¹¹ After He said this, He said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. But I am going that I may awaken him from sleep.”

¹² Then His disciples said, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will be well.” ¹³ Jesus had spoken of his death. But they thought that He was speaking of getting rest through sleep.

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

¹⁶ Then Thomas, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us go also, that we may die with Him.”