The Death of Lazarus

1Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus, of Bethany, the village of Mary and Martha her sister. 2It was the Mary that anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3Therefore his sisters sent to him, saying: Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 4But when Jesus heard it, he said: This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that by it the Son of God may be glorified. 5Now, Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6When, therefore, he heard that he was sick, he still remained two days in the place where he was. 7Then after this, he said to his disciples: Let us go into Judea again. 8His disciples said to him: Rabbi, the Jews just now sought to stone thee, and art thou going thither again? 9Jesus answered: Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any one walks during the day,, he does not stumble, for he sees the light of this world. 10But if any one walks in the night, he stumbles, be cause there is no light in him. 11Thus spoke he; and after this he said to them: Our friend Lazarus sleeps; but I go that I may awake him out of sleep. 12Then his disciples said: Lord, if he sleeps, he will be saved. 13Jesus spoke of his death; but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep. 14Therefore, Jesus then said to them plainly: Lazarus is dead. 15And I rejoice, on your account, that I was not there, in order that you may believe. But let us go to him. 16Then Thomas, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow-disciples: Let us also go, that we may die with him.

Jesus Comforts Martha and Mary

17Then when Jesus came, he found that he had already been four days in the tomb. 18Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off. 19And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. 20Then Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went out to meet him; but Mary sat still in the house. 21Then Martha said to Jesus: Lord, if thou hadst been here my brother would not have died. 22But even now, I know that whatever thou wilt ask of God, God will give thee. 23Jesus said to her: Your brother shall rise again. 24Martha said to him: I know that he will rise, in the resurrection at the last day. 25Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection, and the life; he that believes on me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; 26and he that lives and believes on me, shall never die. Do you believe this? 27She said to him: Yes, Lord; I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.

28And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying: The Teacher has come, and calls for you. 29When she heard it, she rose quickly and came to him.

30Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was in the place where Martha met him. 31Then the Jews that were with her in the house, and were comforting her, seeing Mary rise and go out quickly, followed her, saying: She is going to the tomb to weep there. 32Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him: Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother would not have died. 33Then, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews that came with her weeping also, he was greatly moved in spirit, and troubled;

34and he said: Where have you laid him? They said to him: Lord, come and see. 35Jesus wept. 36Then said the Jews: See how he loved him! 37And some of them said: Could not he, who opened the eyes of the blind man, have caused that even this man should not have died?

Jesus Raises Lazarus
(Acts 9:36–43)

38Then Jesus, again greatly moved within himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was laid against it.

39Jesus said: Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, said to him: Lord, the body is offensive; for he has been dead four days. 40Jesus said to her: Did I not tell you, that, if you would believe, you should see the glory of God? 41Then they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said: Father, I thank thee, that thou hast heard me. 42I know, in deed, that thou dost always hear me. But for the sake of the multitude who stand around me, I have said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. 43And when he had said these things, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 44And he that had been dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes; and his face was bound around with a handkerchief. Jesus said to them: Loose him, and let him go.

The Plot to Kill Jesus
(Matthew 26:1–5; Mark 14:1–2; Luke 22:1–2)

45Then many of the Jews that had come to Mary, and who saw what he had done, believed on him. 46But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them what Jesus had done.

47Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called together the Sanhedrin, and said: What are we doing? For this man does many signs. 48If we thus let him alone, all will believe on him, and the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation. 49But one of them, Caiaphas, who was chief priest that year, said to them: You know nothing, 50nor do you consider that it is profitable for us, that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish. 51But this he did not speak of himself; but being chief priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was about to die for the nation; 52and not for the nation only, but that he should gather into one the children of God that were scattered abroad. 53From that day, therefore, they consulted together to put him to death.

54Therefore, Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but withdrew thence to the region near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there he remained with his disciples.

55And the passover of the Jews was near; and many went up from the country to Jerusalem, before the passover, to purify themselves. 56Then they sought for Jesus, and said one to another, as they stood in the temple: What think you, that he will not come to the feast? 57Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders, that, if any one knew where he was, he should inform them, that they might take him.