John, 11

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

1. There was a sick man named Lazarus who was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

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

2. It was the same Mary who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair. Her brother Lazarus was sick.

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

3. So the sisters sent this message to Jesus, "Lord, the one you love is sick."

4. 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.

4. On hearing this Jesus said, "This illness will not end in death; rather it is for God's glory and the Son of God will be glorified through it."

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

5. It is a fact that Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus;

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

6. yet, after he heard of the illness of Lazarus, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.

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

7. Only then did he say to his disciples, "Let us go into Judea again."

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

8. They replied, "Master, recently the Jews wanted to stone you. Are you going there again?"

9. 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.

9. Jesus said to them, "Are not twelve working hours needed to complete a day? Those who walk in the daytime shall not stumble, for they see the light of this world.

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

10. But those who walk at night stumble, for there is no light in them."

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.

11. After that Jesus said to them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going to wake him."

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

12. The disciples replied, "Lord, a sick person who sleeps will recover."

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

13. But Jesus had referred to Lazarus' death, while they thought that he had meant the repose of sleep.

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

14. So Jesus said 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.

15. and for your sake I am glad I was not there, for now you may believe. But let us go there, where he is."

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

16. Then Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "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.

17. When Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had been in the tomb for four days.

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

18. As Bethany is near Jerusalem, about two miles away,

19. And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

19. many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to offer consolation at their brother's death.

20. Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat [still] in the house.

20. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him while Mary remained sitting in the house.

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

21. And she said to Jesus, "If you had been here, my brother would not have died.

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

22. But I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you."

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

23. Jesus said, "Your brother will rise again."

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

24. Martha replied, "I know that he will rise 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:

25. But Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection; whoever believes in me, though he die, shall live.

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

26. Whoever is alive by believing in me will never die. Do you believe 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.

27. Martha then answered, "Yes, Lord, I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, he who is coming 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.

28. After that Martha went and called her sister Mary secretly, saying, "The Master is here and is calling for you."

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

29. As soon as Mary heard this, she rose and went to him.

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

30. Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had 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.

31. The Jews who were with her in the house consoling her, also came. When they saw her get up and go out, they followed her, thinking that she was going to the tomb to weep.

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.

32. As for Mary, when she came to 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."

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

33. When Jesus saw her weeping and the Jews also who had come with her, he was moved in the depths of his spirit and troubled.

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

34. Then he asked, "Where have you laid him?" They answered, "Lord, come and see."

35. Jesus wept.

35. And Jesus wept.

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

36. The Jews said, "See 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?

37. But some of them said, "If he could open the eyes of the blind man, could he not have kept this man from dying?"

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

38. Jesus was deeply moved again and drew near to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across 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.

39. Jesus ordered, "Take the stone away." Martha said to him, "Lord, by now he will smell, for this is the fourth day."

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

40. Jesus replied, "Have I not told you that if you believe, you will 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.

41. So they removed the stone. Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, "Father, I thank you for you have 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.

42. I knew that you hear me always; but my prayer was for the sake of these people, that they may believe that you sent me."

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

43. When Jesus had said this, he cried out in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!"

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.

44. The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips and his face wrapped in a cloth. So Jesus said to them, "Untie 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.

45. Many of the Jews who had come with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw what he did;

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

46. but some went to the Pharisees and told them what 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.

47. So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the Sanhedrin Council. They said, "What are we to do? For this man keeps on giving miraculous signs.

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.

48. If we let him go on like this, all the people will believe in him and, as a result of this, the Romans will come and sweep away our Holy Place and our nation."

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

49. Then one of them, Caiaphas, who was High Priest that year, spoke up, "You know nothing at all nor do you see clearly what you need.

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

50. It is better to have one man die for the people than to let the whole nation be destroyed."

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

51. In saying this Caiaphas did not speak for himself, but being High Priest that year, he foretold as a prophet that Jesus would die for the 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.

52. and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the scattered children of God.

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

53. So, from that day on, they were determined to kill him.

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.

54. Because of this, Jesus no longer moved about freely among the Jews. He withdrew instead to the country near the wilderness and stayed with his disciples in a town called Ephraim.

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.

55. The Passover of the Jews was at hand and people from everywhere were coming to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.

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?

56. They looked for Jesus and as they stood in the Temple, they talked with one another, "What do you think? Will he come to the festival?"

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.

57. Meanwhile the chief priests and the elders had given orders that anyone who knew where he was should let them know so that they could arrest him.