Book of Common Prayer

¹⁹ But certain Jews from Antioch and lconium came there, and they won the people over, and stoned Paul and drew him out of the city, supposing him to be dead. ²⁰ However, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up and went into the city.

And the next day, Paul departed with Barnabas to Derbe. ²¹ After they had preached to that city and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium and Antioch, ²² and strengthened the disciples’ souls, exhorting them to continue in the faith, affirming that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God. ²³ And they appointed elders by election in every congregation, and prayed and fasted, and committed them to God on whom they believed.

²⁴ And they went through Pisidia, and came into Pamphylia. ²⁵ And when they had preached the word of God in Perga, they descended into Attalia, ²⁶ and from there returned by ship to Antioch, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work that they had completed. ²⁷ When they arrived and had gathered the congregation together, they described all that God had done by them, and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. ²⁸ And they remained there a long time with the disciples.

Christ raises Lazarus from death. The high priests and Pharisees gather a council against him. He gets himself out of the way.

11 A certain man was sick, named Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. ² It was that Mary who had anointed Jesus with oyntment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. ³ And his sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom you love is sick.

⁴ When Jesus heard that, he said, This infirmity is not unto death, but for the laud of God, so that the Son of God may be praised by reason of it.

⁵ Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. ⁶ Then, after he had heard that he was sick, he remained still two days in the same place where he was.

⁷ Then after that he said to his disciples, Let us go into Judea again. ⁸ His disciples said to him, Master, lately the Jews tried to stone you, and will you go there again? ⁹ Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. ¹⁰ But if a man walks in the night, he stumbles, because there is no light in him.

¹¹ This he said, and after that he said to them, Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go to wake him out of sleep. ¹² Then his disciples said, Lord, if he sleeps he will do well enough. ¹³ However, Jesus was speaking of his death. But they thought that he had spoken of the natural sleep. ¹⁴ Then Jesus said to them plainly, Lazarus is dead. ¹⁵ And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.

¹⁶ Then Thomas who is called Didymus said to the disciples, Let us also go, so that we may die with him.