^{1 Ref} Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

^{2 Ref} And it was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

^{3 Ref} The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

^{4 Ref} But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.

^{5 Ref} Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

^{6 Ref} When therefore he heard that he was sick, he abode at that time two days in the place where he was.

^{7 Ref} Then after this he saith to the disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

^{8 Ref} The disciples say unto him, Rabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

^{9 Ref} Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

^{10 Ref} But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.

^{11 Ref} These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

¹² The disciples therefore said unto him, Lord, if he is fallen asleep, he will recover.

^{13 Ref} Now Jesus had spoken of his death: but they thought that he spake of taking rest in sleep.

^{14 Ref} Then Jesus therefore said unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

^{15 Ref} And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

^{1 Ref} And there was a certain one ailing, Lazarus, from Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister --

^{2 Ref} and it was Mary who did anoint the Lord with ointment, and did wipe his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ailing --

^{3 Ref} therefore sent the sisters unto him, saying, `Sir, lo, he whom thou dost love is ailing;'

^{4 Ref} and Jesus having heard, said, `This ailment is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.'

^{5 Ref} And Jesus was loving Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus,

^{6 Ref} when, therefore, he heard that he is ailing, then indeed he remained in the place in which he was two days,

^{7 Ref} then after this, he saith to the disciples, `We may go to Judea again;'

^{8 Ref} the disciples say to him, `Rabbi, now were the Jews seeking to stone thee, and again thou dost go thither!'

^{9 Ref} Jesus answered, `Are there not twelve hours in the day? if any one may walk in the day, he doth not stumble, because the light of this world he doth see;

^{10 Ref} and if any one may walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.'

^{11 Ref} These things he said, and after this he saith to them, `Lazarus our friend hath fallen asleep, but I go on that I may awake him;'

¹² therefore said his disciples, `Sir, if he hath fallen asleep, he will be saved;'

^{13 Ref} but Jesus had spoken about his death, but they thought that about the repose of sleep he speaketh.

^{14 Ref} Then, therefore, Jesus said to them freely, `Lazarus hath died;

^{15 Ref} and I rejoice, for your sake, (that ye may believe,) that I was not there; but we may go to him;'

^{1 Ref} Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha.

^{2 Ref} It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother, Lazarus, was sick.

^{3 Ref} The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, "Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick."

^{4 Ref} But when Jesus heard it, he said, "This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God's Son may be glorified by it."

^{5 Ref} Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

^{6 Ref} When therefore he heard that he was sick, he stayed two days in the place where he was.

^{7 Ref} Then after this he said to the disciples, "Let's go into Judea again."

^{8 Ref} The disciples told him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just trying to stone you, and are you going there again?"

^{9 Ref} Jesus answered, "Aren't there twelve hours of daylight? If a man walks in the day, he doesn't stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

^{10 Ref} But if a man walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light isn't in him."

^{11 Ref} He said these things, and after that, he said to them, "Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep."

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

^{13 Ref} Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep.

^{14 Ref} So Jesus said to them plainly then, "Lazarus is dead.

^{15 Ref} I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. Nevertheless, let's go to him."