Book of Common Prayer

¹⁹ Some of the Jewish leaders from Antioch and Iconium came to Lystra and won the people to their side. They threw stones at Paul. Then they carried him out of the city because they thought he was dead.

²⁰ But as the disciples gathered around him, he got up and they went back into the city. The next day Paul and Barnabas left and went to Derbe.

²¹ They told the good news to the people in Derbe. Many people believed what they taught. Then they went back to Lystra, to Iconium. and to Antioch.

²² They talked to the disciples to help them. They told them to keep on believing. They said, `We must go through much trouble to get into God's kingdom.'

²³ They chose leaders for them in every church. They talked with God and fasted. When they were finished, they gave the leaders over to the Lord's care, because they believed in him.

²⁴ They went through the district of Pisidia to Pamphylia.

²⁵ They told the good news to the people in Perga. Then they went to the town of Attalia.

²⁶ From there they went in a boat to Antioch. It was there that the people had given them over to God's care. They had asked him to bless them in this work. Now they had finished the work.

²⁷ When they reached the city, they called all the church people together. They told them all that God had done for them. They said, `Now God has opened the way to believe for those who are not Jews.'

²⁸ Paul and Barnabas stayed a long time with the disciples at Antioch.

11 A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived at Bethany, the home of Mary and her sister Martha.

² Mary was the same woman that put oil on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair. It was her brother Lazarus who was sick.

³ So the sisters sent someone to tell Jesus. They said, `Lord, the one whom you love is sick.'

⁴ Jesus heard the message. He said, `The man is sick, but he will not die from it. But this will show people that God is great, and his Son also.'

⁵ Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

⁶ When he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was for two days more.

⁷ After that, he said to his disciples, `Let us go back again to Judea.'

⁸ They said, `Master, it is not long since the Jews wanted to kill you with stones. Are you going back there again?'

⁹ Jesus answered them, `Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a person walks in the daylight, then he will not fall. He can see by the light that is in the world.

¹⁰ But if a person walks at night, he will fall because there is no light for him to see.'

¹¹ After he said this, he said also, `Our friend Lazarus is sleeping, but I am going to wake him up.'

¹² His disciples said, `Lord, if he is sleeping then he will get well again.'

¹³ But Jesus meant that Lazarus had died. The disciples thought that Lazarus was sleeping to have a rest.

¹⁴ Then Jesus told them plainly. He said, `Lazarus is dead.

¹⁵ For your sake I am glad that I was not there. You will really believe in me. But come, let us go to him.'

¹⁶ Then Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to the other disciples, `Let us all go and die with Jesus.'