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Séptimo signo (11—12)

Muerte y resurrección de Lázaro

11 Un hombre llamado Lázaro había caído enfermo. Era natural de Betania, el pueblo de María y de su hermana Marta. (María, hermana de Lázaro, el enfermo, era la misma que derramó perfume sobre los pies del Señor y se los secó con sus cabellos.) Las hermanas de Lázaro mandaron a Jesús este recado:

— Señor, tu amigo está enfermo.

Jesús, al enterarse, dijo:

— Esta enfermedad no terminará en la muerte, sino que tiene como finalidad manifestar la gloria de Dios; por medio de ella resplandecerá la gloria del Hijo de Dios.

Jesús tenía una gran amistad con Marta, con su hermana María y con Lázaro. Sin embargo, a pesar de haberse enterado de que Lázaro estaba enfermo, continuó en aquel lugar otro par de días. Pasado este tiempo, dijo a sus discípulos:

— Vamos otra vez a Judea.

Los discípulos exclamaron:

— Maestro, hace bien poco que los judíos intentaron apedrearte; ¿cómo es posible que quieras volver allá?

Jesús respondió:

— ¿No es cierto que es de día durante doce horas? Si uno camina mientras es de día, no tropezará porque la luz de este mundo ilumina su camino. 10 En cambio, si uno anda de noche, tropezará ya que le falta la luz.

11 Y añadió:

— Nuestro amigo Lázaro se ha dormido, pero yo voy a despertarlo.

12 Los discípulos comentaron:

— Señor, si se ha dormido, quiere decir que se recuperará.

13 Creían ellos que Jesús se refería al sueño natural, pero él hablaba de la muerte de Lázaro. 14 Entonces Jesús se expresó claramente:

— Lázaro ha muerto. 15 Y me alegro por ustedes de no haber estado allí, porque así tendrán un motivo más para creer. Vamos, pues, allá.

16 Tomás, apodado “el Mellizo”, dijo a los otros discípulos:

— ¡Vamos también nosotros y muramos con él!

Jesús, vida y resurrección de los muertos

17 A su llegada, Jesús se encontró con que Lázaro había sido sepultado hacía ya cuatro días. 18 Como Betania está muy cerca de Jerusalén —unos dos kilómetros y medio—, 19 muchos judíos habían ido a visitar a Marta y a María para darles el pésame por la muerte de su hermano. 20 En cuanto Marta se enteró de que Jesús llegaba, le salió al encuentro. María, por su parte, se quedó en casa. 21 Marta dijo a Jesús:

— Señor, si hubieras estado aquí, no habría muerto mi hermano. 22 Pero aun así, yo sé que todo lo que pidas a Dios, él te lo concederá.

23 Jesús le contestó:

— Tu hermano resucitará.

24 Marta replicó:

— Sé muy bien que volverá a la vida al fin de los tiempos, cuando tenga lugar la resurrección de los muertos.

25 Jesús entonces le dijo:

— Yo soy la resurrección y la vida. El que cree en mí, aunque muera, vivirá; 26 y ninguno de los que viven y tienen fe en mi morirá para siempre. ¿Crees esto?

27 Marta contestó:

— Sí, Señor; yo creo que tú eres el Mesías, el Hijo de Dios, que había de venir al mundo.

Lágrimas de Jesús ante la tumba

28 Dicho esto, Marta fue a llamar a su hermana María y le dijo al oído:

— El Maestro está aquí y pregunta por ti.

29 María se levantó rápidamente y salió al encuentro de Jesús, 30 que no había entrado todavía en el pueblo, sino que estaba aún en el lugar en que Marta se había encontrado con él.

31 Los judíos que estaban en casa con María, consolándola, al ver que se levantaba y salía muy de prisa, la siguieron, pensando que iría a la tumba de su hermano para llorar allí. 32 Cuando María llegó al lugar donde estaba Jesús y lo vio, se arrojó a sus pies y exclamó:

— Señor, si hubieras estado aquí, no habría muerto mi hermano.

33 Jesús, al verla llorar a ella y a los judíos que la acompañaban, lanzó un suspiro y, profundamente emocionado, 34 preguntó:

— ¿Dónde lo han sepultado?

Ellos contestaron:

— Ven a verlo, Señor.

35 Jesús se echó a llorar, 36 y los judíos allí presentes comentaban:

— Bien se ve que lo quería de verdad.

37 Pero algunos dijeron:

— Y este, que dio vista al ciego, ¿no podría haber hecho algo para evitar la muerte de su amigo?

Lázaro vuelve a la vida

38 Jesús, de nuevo profundamente emocionado, se acercó a la tumba. Era una cueva cuya entrada estaba tapada con una piedra. 39 Jesús les ordenó:

— Quiten la piedra.

Marta, la hermana del difunto, le advirtió:

— Señor, tiene que oler ya, pues lleva sepultado cuatro días.

40 Jesús le contestó:

— ¿No te he dicho que, si tienes fe, verás la gloria de Dios?

41 Quitaron, pues, la piedra y Jesús, mirando al cielo, exclamó:

— Padre, te doy gracias porque me has escuchado. 42 Yo sé que me escuchas siempre; si me expreso así, es por los que están aquí, para que crean que tú me has enviado.

43 Dicho esto, exclamó con voz potente:

— ¡Lázaro, sal afuera!

44 Y salió el muerto con las manos y los pies ligados con vendas, y la cara envuelta en un sudario. Jesús les dijo:

— Quítenle las vendas y déjenlo andar.

Deciden matar a Jesús

45 Al ver lo que había hecho Jesús, muchos de los judíos que habían ido a visitar a María creyeron en él. 46 Otros, sin embargo, fueron a contar a los fariseos lo que Jesús acababa de hacer. 47 Entonces, los jefes de los sacerdotes y los fariseos convocaron una reunión urgente del Consejo Supremo donde acordaron:

— Es necesario tomar alguna medida ya que este hombre está haciendo muchas cosas sorprendentes. 48 Si dejamos que continúe así, todo el mundo va a creer en él, con lo que las autoridades romanas tendrán que intervenir y destruirán nuestro Templo y nuestra nación.

49 Uno de ellos llamado Caifás, que era el sumo sacerdote aquel año, se explicó así:

— Si ustedes fueran perspicaces, 50 se darían cuenta de que es preferible que muera un solo hombre por el pueblo a que toda la nación sea destruida.

51 En realidad, Caifás no hizo esta propuesta por su propia cuenta, sino que, por ocupar el cargo de sumo sacerdote aquel año, anunció en nombre de Dios que Jesús iba a morir por la nación. 52 Y no solamente por la nación judía, sino para conseguir la unión de todos los hijos de Dios que se hallaban dispersos.

53 A partir de aquel momento, tomaron el acuerdo de dar muerte a Jesús. 54 Por este motivo, Jesús dejó de andar públicamente entre los judíos. Abandonó la región de Judea y se encaminó a un pueblo llamado Efraín, cercano al desierto. Allí se quedó con sus discípulos durante algún tiempo.

55 Estaba próxima la fiesta judía de la Pascua. Ya antes de la fiesta era mucha la gente que subía a Jerusalén desde las distintas regiones del país para cumplir los ritos de la purificación. 56 Como buscaban a Jesús, se preguntaban unos a otros al encontrarse en el Templo:

— ¿Qué les parece? ¿Vendrá o no vendrá a la fiesta?

57 Los jefes de los sacerdotes y los fariseos habían dado órdenes terminantes de que, si alguien sabía donde se encontraba Jesús, les informara para apresarlo.

11 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

11 These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.

13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.

17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:

19 And many of the Jews came to 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 sat still in the house.

21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.

23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.

29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.

30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.

31 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.

32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.

34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.

35 Jesus wept.

36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!

37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.

47 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;

52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

53 Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

55 And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.

56 Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?

57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.

拉撒路之死

11 有一个叫拉撒路的病人,住在伯大尼,就是玛丽亚和她的姐姐[a]玛妲住的村子。 玛丽亚就是用香液膏抹主,又用自己的头发擦他脚的那一个。是她的弟弟拉撒路患了病。 姐妹俩派人到耶稣那里说:“主啊,你看,你所爱的人患了病。”

耶稣听了就说:“这病不至于死,而是为了神的荣耀,好使神的儿子由此得荣耀。” 耶稣一向爱玛妲和她的妹妹,以及拉撒路 然而当他听说拉撒路患了病,还继续在原来的地方住了两天, 此后才对门徒说:“我们再到犹太去吧。”

门徒们说:“拉比,近来犹太人想用石头砸死你,你还再到那里去吗?”

耶稣回答:“白天不是有十二个小时吗?人如果在白天行走,就不会绊倒,因为他看见这世界的光。 10 但人如果在黑夜里行走,就会绊倒,因为在他里面没有光。” 11 耶稣讲了这些话,然后对他们说:“我们的朋友拉撒路睡了,我要去叫醒他。”

12 门徒们就对他说:“主啊,他如果是睡着了,就有救了!”

13 其实耶稣说的是拉撒路的死,他们却以为他说的是睡觉休息。 14 于是耶稣明确地告诉他们:拉撒路死了! 15 我为你们欢喜,因为我不在那里,好使你们可以相信。现在我们到他那里去吧。”

16 那叫迪杜马[b]多马,对其他门徒说:“我们也去吧,让我们与主[c]一起死!”

复活与生命

17 耶稣到了,知道拉撒路在坟墓里已经有四天了。 18 伯大尼耶路撒冷不远,约有三公里[d] 19 许多犹太人到玛妲玛丽亚那里去,为了她们弟弟的事安慰她们。 20 玛妲一听说耶稣来了,就去迎接他。玛丽亚却仍然坐在家里。

21 玛妲对耶稣说:“主啊,如果你早在这里,我弟弟就不会死了。 22 不过我知道,即使是现在,你无论向神求什么,神都将赐给你的。”

23 耶稣对她说:“你弟弟会复活的。”

24 玛妲说:“我知道在末日复活的时候,他会复活。”

25 耶稣对她说:“我就是复活,我就是生命。信我的人,即使死了,也将要活。 26 所有活着而信我的人绝不会死,直到永远。你信这话吗?”

27 玛妲说:“是的,主啊!我相信你是基督,是神的儿子,就是要到世界上来的那一位。”

耶稣流泪

28 玛妲说了这[e]话,就回去叫她的妹妹玛丽亚,悄悄地说:“老师来到这里,叫你过去。”

29 玛丽亚一听,就立即起来,往耶稣那里去。 30 当时,耶稣还没有进村子,仍在玛妲迎接他的地方。 31 那些在玛丽亚家里安慰她的犹太人,看见她匆忙起身出去,以为[f]她要到坟墓那里去哭,就跟着她。

32 玛丽亚到了耶稣那里,一看见他,就俯伏在他的脚前,说:“主啊,如果你早在这里,我弟弟就不会死了。”

33 耶稣看见玛丽亚在哭,陪她一起来的犹太人也在哭,就灵里愤怒,内心烦扰。 34 他问:“你们把他安放在哪里?”

他们回答说:“主啊,请来看。”

35 耶稣流泪了。

36 犹太人就说:“你看,他多么爱拉撒路!” 37 但是其中有些人说:“这个人既然开了瞎子的眼睛,难道就不能使拉撒路不死吗?”

使拉撒路复活

38 耶稣自己里面再次感到愤怒,来到坟墓那里。那坟墓是个洞穴,有一块石头放置在洞口。 39 耶稣吩咐:“把石头挪开。”

死者的姐姐玛妲说:“主啊,他已经发臭了,因为是第四天了。”

40 耶稣对她说:“我不是对你说过,你如果信,就会看见神的荣耀吗?”

41 于是他们把[g]石头挪开。耶稣向上举目,说:“父啊,我感谢你,因为你已经垂听了我。 42 我知道你总是在垂听我,但我这么说,是为了这些站在周围的民众,好让他们相信是你差派了我。” 43 耶稣说了这些话,就大声呼唤:拉撒路,出来!” 44 那死了的人就出来了;手脚缠着布条,脸上包着头巾。耶稣对他们说:“解开他,让他走!”

阴谋杀害耶稣

45 来到玛丽亚那里的许多犹太人,看到耶稣所做的事,就信了耶稣。 46 然而,其中有些人到法利赛人那里去,向他们报告耶稣所行的事。

47 于是祭司长们和法利赛人召集了议会,说:“这个人行了很多神迹,我们该做什么呢? 48 如果任凭他这样下去,大家都会信他,罗马人就会来,夺取我们的圣地和国家!”

49 其中有一个人叫该亚法,是当年的大祭司,对他们说:“你们什么都不懂! 50 也不想一想,一个人替民众死,免得全民族灭亡,这对你们[h]是有益处的。” 51 他说这话不是出于自己,只因他是当年的大祭司,就预言了耶稣要替全民族而死; 52 而且不仅是替犹太民族死,也是要把神的那些四散的儿女都召集合一。 53 从那天起,他们就商议要把耶稣杀掉。 54 因此,耶稣不再公开地在犹太人当中行事[i],而是离开那里,到旷野附近的地方,进了一个叫以法莲的城,在那里与门徒们住下了。

55 犹太人的逾越节快到了。许多人从乡下上耶路撒冷去,要在节日前洁净自己。 56 他们寻找耶稣,站在圣殿里彼此谈论说:“你们怎么看,他绝不会来过节吧?” 57 原来,祭司长们和法利赛人早就下令,如果有人知道耶稣在哪里,就要报告,好抓住他。

Footnotes

  1. 约翰福音 11:1 姐姐——原文直译“姐妹”。
  2. 约翰福音 11:16 迪杜马——意思为“双胞胎”。
  3. 约翰福音 11:16 主——原文直译“他”。
  4. 约翰福音 11:18 三公里——原文为“15视距”。1视距=185公尺。
  5. 约翰福音 11:28 这——有古抄本作“这些”。
  6. 约翰福音 11:31 以为——有古抄本作“说”。
  7. 约翰福音 11:41 有古抄本附“安放死人那里的”。
  8. 约翰福音 11:50 你们——有古抄本作“我们”。
  9. 约翰福音 11:54 行事——原文直译“行走”。

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) (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) So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love(D) is sick.”

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.” Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days, and then he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”(F)

“But Rabbi,”(G) they said, “a short while ago the Jews there tried to stone you,(H) and yet you are going back?”

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

  1. John 11:16 Thomas (Aramaic) and Didymus (Greek) both mean twin.
  2. John 11:18 Or about 3 kilometers