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The Rich Man and Lazarus
“There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day.
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But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate,
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And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
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“Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’
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But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.
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The Death of Lazarus
Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
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It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
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Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
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These things He said, and after that He said to them, “Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.”
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Then Jesus said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead.
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Lazarus Raised from the Dead
Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
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Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!”
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The Anointing at Bethany
Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead.
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There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him.
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The Plot to Kill Lazarus
Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
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But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also,
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Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness.
