Verse 1

Now there was a man who was sick, Lazarus, from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

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  • Matt 21:17 : 17 Then he left them, went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.
  • John 12:17 : 17 The crowd that had been with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify about it.
  • Acts 9:37 : 37 In those days she became sick and died. After washing her body, they placed her in an upstairs room.
  • Gen 48:1 : 1 After these events, someone told Joseph, 'Your father is ill.' So Joseph took his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, with him.
  • 2 Kgs 20:1-9 : 1 In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, "This is what the LORD says: Set your house in order, for you are going to die; you will not recover." 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, 3 saying, "Please, LORD, remember how I have walked before You in truth, wholeheartedly, and have done what is good in Your eyes." And Hezekiah wept bitterly. 4 Before Isaiah had gone out of the middle courtyard, the word of the LORD came to him: 5 "Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of My people: This is what the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day, you will go up to the house of the LORD. 6 I will add fifteen years to your life. I will rescue you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David." 7 Then Isaiah said, "Prepare a lump of figs." So they took it and placed it on the boil, and he recovered. 8 Hezekiah asked Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?" 9 Isaiah answered, "This is the sign from the LORD to you that He will do what He has promised: Shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or shall it go back ten steps?" 10 Hezekiah answered, "It is an easy thing for the shadow to move forward ten steps; rather, let it go back ten steps." 11 Then the prophet Isaiah called out to the LORD, and He made the shadow go back ten steps on the stairway of Ahaz, the steps it had descended. 12 At that time, Merodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah because he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
  • Mark 11:1 : 1 As they approached Jerusalem, near Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples.
  • Luke 10:38-42 : 38 While they were traveling, He entered a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. 39 She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet and listened to His word. 40 But Martha was distracted by much serving. So she came to Him and asked, 'Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her, therefore, to help me.' 41 The Lord answered her, 'Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.' 42 'But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.'
  • Luke 16:20-25 : 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores. 21 He longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' 25 But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.'
  • John 11:3 : 3 So the sisters sent a message to him, saying, 'Lord, the one you love is sick.'
  • John 11:5-6 : 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus. 6 So, when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was for two more days.
  • John 11:11 : 11 After he said this, he told them, 'Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going to wake him up.'
  • John 12:1-2 : 1 So Jesus came to Bethany six days before the Passover, where Lazarus was—the one who had died and whom He had raised from the dead. 2 There they prepared a dinner for Him. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.
  • John 12:9 : 9 A large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. They came, not just because of Jesus, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.