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When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.
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Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
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Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”
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The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.’
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The Death of Lazarus
Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
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But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
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Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep.
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So from that day on they made plans to put him to death.
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So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well,
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He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die.
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Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.”
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This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die.
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The Death of Jesus
After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.”
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(This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, “Follow me.”