John, 11

1. There was a man named Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister, Martha, and he was ill.

1. Now a certain man was ill, Laz'arus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

2. It was the same Mary, the sister of the sick man Lazarus, who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair.

2. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Laz'arus was ill.

3. The sisters sent this message to Jesus, 'Lord, the man you love is ill.'

3. So the sisters sent to him, saying, "Lord, he whom you love is ill."

4. On receiving the message, Jesus said, 'This sickness will not end in death, but it is for God's glory so that through it the Son of God may be glorified.'

4. But when Jesus heard it he said, "This illness is not unto death; it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by means of it."

5. Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus,

5. Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Laz'arus.

6. yet when he heard that he was ill he stayed where he was for two more days

6. So when he heard that he was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.

7. before saying to the disciples, 'Let us go back to Judaea.'

7. Then after this he said to the disciples, "Let us go into Judea again."

8. The disciples said, 'Rabbi, it is not long since the Jews were trying to stone you; are you going back there again?'

8. The disciples said to him, "Rabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?"

9. Jesus replied: Are there not twelve hours in the day? No one who walks in the daytime stumbles, having the light of this world to see by;

9. Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any one walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

10. anyone who walks around at night stumbles, having no light as a guide.

10. But if any one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him."

11. He said that and then added, 'Our friend Lazarus is at rest; I am going to wake him.'

11. Thus he spoke, and then he said to them, "Our friend Laz'arus has fallen asleep, but I go to awake him out of sleep."

12. The disciples said to him, 'Lord, if he is at rest he will be saved.'

12. The disciples said to him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover."

13. Jesus was speaking of the death of Lazarus, but they thought that by 'rest' he meant 'sleep';

13. Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep.

14. so Jesus put it plainly, 'Lazarus is dead;

14. Then Jesus told them plainly, "Laz'arus is dead;

15. and for your sake I am glad I was not there because now you will believe. But let us go to him.'

15. and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him."

16. Then Thomas -- known as the Twin -- said to the other disciples, 'Let us also go to die with him.'

16. Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with him."

17. On arriving, Jesus found that Lazarus had been in the tomb for four days already.

17. Now when Jesus came, he found that Laz'arus had already been in the tomb four days.

18. Bethany is only about two miles from Jerusalem,

18. Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off,

19. and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother.

19. and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother.

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

20. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary sat in the house.

21. Martha said to Jesus, 'Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died,

21. Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.

22. but even now I know that God will grant whatever you ask of him.'

22. And even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you."

23. Jesus said to her, 'Your brother will rise again.'

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

24. Martha said, 'I know he will rise again at the resurrection on the last day.'

24. Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."

25. Jesus said: I am the resurrection. Anyone who believes in me, even though that person dies, will live,

25. Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,

26. and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?

26. and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"

27. 'Yes, Lord,' she said, 'I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who was to come into this world.'

27. She said to him, "Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, he who is coming into the world."

28. When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in a low voice, 'The Master is here and wants to see you.'

28. When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying quietly, "The Teacher is here and is calling for you."

29. Hearing this, Mary got up quickly and went to him.

29. And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him.

30. Jesus had not yet come into the village; he was still at the place where Martha had met him.

30. Now Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him.

31. When the Jews who were in the house comforting Mary saw her get up so quickly and go out, they followed her, thinking that she was going to the tomb to weep there.

31. When the Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there.

32. Mary went to Jesus, and as soon as she saw him she threw herself at his feet, saying, 'Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.'

32. Then Mary, when she came where Jesus was and saw him, fell at his feet, saying to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died."

33. At the sight of her tears, and those of the Jews who had come with her, Jesus was greatly distressed, and with a profound sigh he said,

33. When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled;

34. 'Where have you put him?' They said, 'Lord, come and see.'

34. and he said, "Where have you laid him?" They said to him, "Lord, come and see."

35. Jesus wept;

35. Jesus wept.

36. and the Jews said, 'See how much he loved him!'

36. So the Jews said, "See how he loved him!"

37. But there were some who remarked, 'He opened the eyes of the blind man. Could he not have prevented this man's death?'

37. But some of them said, "Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?"

38. Sighing again, Jesus reached the tomb: it was a cave with a stone to close the opening.

38. Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb; it was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

39. Jesus said, 'Take the stone away.' Martha, the dead man's sister, said to him, 'Lord, by now he will smell; this is the fourth day since he died.'

39. Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, "Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days."

40. Jesus replied, 'Have I not told you that if you believe you will see the glory of God?'

40. Jesus said to her, "Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?"

41. So they took the stone away. Then Jesus lifted up his eyes and said: Father, I thank you for hearing my prayer.

41. So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, "Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

42. I myself knew that you hear me always, but I speak for the sake of all these who are standing around me, so that they may believe it was you who sent me.

42. I knew that thou hearest me always, but I have said this on account of the people standing by, that they may believe that thou didst send me."

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

43. When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, "Laz'arus, come out."

44. The dead man came out, his feet and hands bound with strips of material, and a cloth over his face. Jesus said to them, 'Unbind him, let him go free.'

44. The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with bandages, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go."

45. Many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what he did, believed in him,

45. Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him;

46. but some of them went to the Pharisees to tell them what Jesus had done.

46. but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.

47. Then the chief priests and Pharisees called a meeting. 'Here is this man working all these signs,' they said, 'and what action are we taking?

47. So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council, and said, "What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.

48. If we let him go on in this way everybody will believe in him, and the Romans will come and suppress the Holy Place and our nation.'

48. If we let him go on thus, every one will believe in him, and the Romans will come and destroy both our holy place and our nation."

49. One of them, Caiaphas, the high priest that year, said, 'You do not seem to have grasped the situation at all;

49. But one of them, Ca'iaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing at all;

50. you fail to see that it is to your advantage that one man should die for the people, rather than that the whole nation should perish.'

50. you do not understand that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation should not perish."

51. He did not speak in his own person, but as high priest of that year he was prophesying that Jesus was to die for the nation-

51. He did not say this of his own accord, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation,

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

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

53. From that day onwards they were determined to kill him.

53. So from that day on they took counsel how to put him to death.

54. So Jesus no longer went about openly among the Jews, but left the district for a town called Ephraim, in the country bordering on the desert, and stayed there with his disciples.

54. Jesus therefore no longer went about openly among the Jews, but went from there to the country near the wilderness, to a town called E'phraim; and there he stayed with the disciples.

55. The Jewish Passover was drawing near, and many of the country people who had gone up to Jerusalem before the Passover to purify themselves

55. Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.

56. were looking out for Jesus, saying to one another as they stood about in the Temple, 'What do you think? Will he come to the festival or not?'

56. They were looking for Jesus and saying to one another as they stood in the temple, "What do you think? That he will not come to the feast?"

57. The chief priests and Pharisees had by now given their orders: anyone who knew where he was must inform them so that they could arrest him.

57. Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if any one knew where he was, he should let them know, so that they might arrest him.