John 11:11-39

The Death of Lazarus

11 After saying these things, he said to them, "Our friend Lazarus y has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him." 12 The disciples said to him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover." 13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. 14 Then Jesus told them plainly, "Lazarus has died, 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 z So Thomas, called the Twin, 1 said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, a that we may die with him."

I Am the Resurrection and the Life

17 Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb b four days. 18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles 2 off, 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary c to console them concerning their brother. 20 d So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house. 21 Martha said to e Jesus, "Lord, f if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, g God will give you." 23 Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again." 24 h Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in i the resurrection on the last day." 25 Jesus said to her, j "I am the resurrection and k the life. 3 Whoever believes in me, l though he die, m yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me n shall never die. Do you believe this?" 27 She said to him, "Yes, Lord; o I believe that p you are the Christ, the Son of God, q who is coming into the world."

Jesus Weeps

28 When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, r "The Teacher is here and is calling for you." 29 And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him. 31 When the Jews s 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 Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, t "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he u was deeply moved in his spirit and v greatly troubled. 34 And he said, "Where have you laid him?" They said to him, "Lord, come and see." 35 w Jesus wept. 36 So the Jews said, "See x how he loved him!" 37 But some of them said, "Could not he y who opened the eyes of the blind man z also have kept this man from dying?"

Jesus Raises Lazarus

38 Then Jesus, a deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was b a cave, and c a stone lay against it. 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 d he has been dead four days."

  1. Cross References
    Matthew 27:52
    The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
  2. Cross References
    John 14:5
    Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where...
    John 20:24
    Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin,...
    John 20:26 - 28
    Eight days later, his disciples were inside aga...
    John 21:2
    Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanae...
    Matthew 10:3
    Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the ...
    Mark 3:18
    Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthe...
    Luke 6:15
    And Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of A...
    Acts 1:13
    And when they had entered, they went up to the ...
  3. Cross References
    John 13:37
    Peter said to him, "Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.
  4. Cross References
    John 11:39
    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.
  5. Cross References
    John 11:31
    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.
    Job 2:11
    Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They made an appointment together to come to show him sympathy and comfort him.
  6. Cross References
    Luke 10:38 - 39
    Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.
  7. Cross References
    John 11:32
    Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
  8. Cross References
    John 11:37
    But some of them said, "Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?
  9. Cross References
    John 11:42
    I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.
    John 9:31
    We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.
  10. Cross References
    John 11:39
    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.
  11. Cross References
    John 5:29
    And come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
    Luke 14:14
    And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.
    John 6:39
    And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day.
  12. Cross References
    John 5:21
    For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will.
    John 6:40
    For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
    John 6:44
    No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.
    1 Corinthians 15:21
    For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead.
  13. Cross References
    John 14:6
    Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
    John 6:57
    As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me.
    Colossians 3:4
    When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
    John 1:4
    In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
  14. Cross References
    John 12:25
    Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
  15. Cross References
    John 3:36
    Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
  16. Cross References
    John 6:50 - 51
    This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.
    John 8:51
    Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.
  17. Cross References
    John 6:69
    And we have believed, and have come to know, th...
    John 20:31
    But these are written so that you may believe t...
    1 John 5:1
    Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ ...
    1 John 5:5
    Who is it that overcomes the world except the o...
    John 8:24
    I told you that you would die in your sins, for...
    John 13:19
    I am telling you this now, before it takes plac...
    1 John 4:16
    So we have come to know and to believe the love...
  18. Cross References
    Matthew 16:16
    Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
  19. Cross References
    John 6:14
    When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, "This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!
    Matthew 11:3
    And said to him, "Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?
  20. Cross References
    Matthew 26:18
    He said, "Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, 'The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.'
    Mark 14:14
    And wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher says, Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?
    Luke 22:11
    And tell the master of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?
    John 13:13
    You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am.
  21. Cross References
    John 11:19
    And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother.
  22. Cross References
    John 11:21
    Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
  23. Cross References
    John 11:38
    Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
    Mark 14:5
    For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they scolded her.
  24. Cross References
    John 12:27
    Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? But for this purpose I have come to this hour.
    John 13:21
    After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, "Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.
  25. Cross References
    Luke 19:41
    And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it.
  26. Cross References
    John 11:3
    So the sisters sent to him, saying, "Lord, he whom you love is ill.
  27. Cross References
    John 9:6 - 7
    Having said these things, he spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man's eyes with the mud
  28. Cross References
    John 11:21
    Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
    John 11:32
    Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
  29. Cross References
    John 11:33
    When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled.
  30. Cross References
    Isaiah 22:16
    What have you to do here, and whom have you here, that you have cut out here a tomb for yourself, you who cut out a tomb on the height and carve a dwelling for yourself in the rock?
  31. Cross References
    John 20:1
    Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.
    Matthew 27:60
    And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away.
    Mark 15:46
    And Joseph bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud and laid him in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. And he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
    Luke 24:2
    And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
  32. Cross References
    John 11:17
    Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days.
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