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KING JAMES VERSION
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Now a certain man
was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
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(It was that Mary
which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair,
whose brother Lazarus was sick.) |
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Therefore his
sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
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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.
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Now Jesus loved
Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. |
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When he had heard
therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where
he was.
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Then after that
saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea
again.
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His disciples say
unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou
thither again?
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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.
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But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth,
because there is no light in him.
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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.
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Then said his
disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. |
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Howbeit Jesus spake
of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in
sleep.
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Then said Jesus unto
them plainly, Lazarus is dead. |
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And I am glad for your sakes that I was not
there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. |
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Then said Thomas,
which is called Didymus, unto his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we
may die with him. |
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Then when Jesus
came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
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Now Bethany was nigh
unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: |
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And many of the Jews
came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
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Then Martha, as soon
as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in
the house. |
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Then said Martha
unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
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But I know, that
even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
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Jesus saith unto
her, Thy brother shall rise again. |
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Martha saith unto
him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
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Jesus said unto her,
I am the resurrection, and the life: he that
believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: |
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And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall
never die. Believest thou this?
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She saith unto him,
Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should
come into the world. |
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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. |
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As soon as she heard
that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. |
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Now Jesus was not
yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.
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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. |
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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.
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When Jesus therefore
saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned
in the spirit, and was troubled,
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And said,
Where have ye laid him? They said unto
him, Lord, come and see.
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Jesus wept. |
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Then said the Jews,
Behold how he loved him! |
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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?
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Jesus therefore
again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone
lay upon it.
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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.
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Jesus saith unto
her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou
wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
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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.
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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.
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And when he thus had
spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus,
come forth.
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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. |
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Then many of the
Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed
on him.
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But some of them
went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.
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Then gathered the
chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this
man doeth many miracles. |
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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. |
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And one of them,
named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye
know nothing at all, |
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Nor consider that it
is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the
whole nation perish not. |
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And this spake he
not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus
should die for that nation; |
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And not for that
nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of
God that were scattered abroad. |
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Then from that day
forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
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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. |
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And the Jews’
passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem
before the passover, to purify themselves.
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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?
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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.
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