John 11:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now a certain man named Lazarus was ill; he was of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

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  • Matt 21:17 : 17 And he went away from them, and went out of the town to Bethany, and was there for the night.
  • John 12:17 : 17 Now the people who were with him when his voice came to Lazarus in the place of the dead, and gave him life again, had been talking about it.
  • Acts 9:37 : 37 And it came about, in those days, that she got ill and came to her death: and when she had been washed, they put her in a room which was high up.
  • Gen 48:1 : 1 Now after these things, word came to Joseph that his father was ill: and he took with him his sons Manasseh and Ephraim.
  • 2 Kgs 20:1-9 : 1 In those days Hezekiah was ill and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, The Lord says, Put your house in order, for your death is near. 2 Then, turning his face to the wall, he made his prayer to the Lord, saying, 3 O Lord, keep in mind how I have been true to you with all my heart, and have done what is good in your eyes. And Hezekiah gave way to bitter weeping. 4 Now before Isaiah had gone out of the middle of the town, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 5 Go back and say to Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, The Lord, the God of David your father, says, Your prayer has come to my ears, and I have seen your weeping; see, I will make you well: on the third day you will go up to the house of the Lord. 6 I will give you fifteen more years of life; and I will keep you and this town safe from the hands of the king of Assyria; I will keep this town safe, for my honour, and for the honour of my servant David. 7 Then Isaiah said, Take a cake of figs. So they took it and put it on his wound, and he got better. 8 And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, What is to be the sign that the Lord will make me well, and that I will go up to the house of the Lord on the third day? 9 And Isaiah said, This is the sign the Lord will give you, that he will do what he has said; will the shade go forward ten degrees or back? 10 And Hezekiah said in answer, It is a simple thing for the shade to go forward; but let it go back ten degrees. 11 Then Isaiah the prophet made prayer to the Lord, and he made the shade go back ten degrees from its position on the steps of Ahaz. 12 At that time, Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters with an offering to Hezekiah, because he had news that Hezekiah had been ill.
  • Mark 11:1 : 1 And when they came near to Jerusalem, to Beth-phage and Bethany, at the Mountain of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
  • Luke 10:38-42 : 38 Now, while they were on their way, he came to a certain town; and a woman named Martha took him into her house. 39 And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words. 40 But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help. 41 But the Lord, answering, said to her, Martha, Martha, you are full of care and troubled about such a number of things: 42 Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.
  • Luke 16:20-25 : 20 And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds, 21 Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds. 22 And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth. 23 And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast. 24 And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame. 25 But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain.
  • John 11:3 : 3 So the sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, your dear friend is ill.
  • John 11:5-6 : 5 Now Jesus had love in his heart for Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6 So when the news came to him that Lazarus was ill, he did not go from the place where he was for two days.
  • John 11:11 : 11 These things said he: and after that he said to them, Lazarus our friend is at rest; but I go so that I may make him come out of his sleep.
  • John 12:1-2 : 1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had made to come back from the dead. 2 So they made him a meal there, and he was waited on by Martha, and Lazarus was among those who were seated with him at table.
  • John 12:9 : 9 Then a great number of the Jews had news that he was there: and they came, not only because of Jesus, but so that they might see Lazarus who had been dead and to whom he had given life.

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  • John 11:2-6
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    2 (The Mary whose brother Lazarus was ill, was the Mary who put perfumed oil on the Lord and made his feet dry with her hair.)

    3 So the sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, your dear friend is ill.

    4 When this came to his ears, Jesus said, The end of this disease is not death, but the glory of God, so that the Son of God may have glory because of it.

    5 Now Jesus had love in his heart for Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

    6 So when the news came to him that Lazarus was ill, he did not go from the place where he was for two days.

  • John 12:1-3
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    1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had made to come back from the dead.

    2 So they made him a meal there, and he was waited on by Martha, and Lazarus was among those who were seated with him at table.

    3 Then Mary, taking a pound of perfumed oil of great value, put it on the feet of Jesus and made them dry with her hair: and the house became full of the smell of the perfume.

  • John 11:28-35
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    28 And having said this, she went away and said secretly to her sister Mary, The Master is here and has sent for you.

    29 And Mary, hearing this, got up quickly and went to him.

    30 Now Jesus had not at this time come into the town, but was still in the place where Martha had seen him.

    31 Then the Jews who were with her in the house, comforting her, when they saw Mary get up quickly and go out, went after her in the belief that she was going to the place of the dead and would be weeping there.

    32 When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she went down at his feet, saying, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.

    33 And when Jesus saw her weeping, and saw the Jews weeping who came with her, his spirit was moved and he was troubled,

    34 And said, Where have you put him? They said, Come and see, Lord.

    35 And Jesus himself was weeping.

  • John 11:17-24
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    17 Now when Jesus came, he made the discovery that Lazarus had been put into the earth four days before.

    18 Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about two miles away;

    19 And a number of Jews had come to Martha and Mary to give them comfort about their brother.

    20 When Martha had the news that Jesus was on the way, she went out to him, but Mary did not go from the house.

    21 Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.

    22 But I am certain that, even now, whatever request you make to God, God will give it to you.

    23 Jesus said to her, Your brother will come to life again.

    24 Martha said to him, I am certain that he will come to life again when all come back from the dead at the last day.

  • John 11:43-45
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    43 Then he said in a loud voice, Lazarus, come out!

    44 And he who was dead came out, with linen bands folded tightly about his hands and feet, and a cloth about his face. Jesus said to them, Make him free and let him go.

    45 Then a number of the Jews who had come to Mary and had seen the things which Jesus did had belief in him.

  • John 11:14-15
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    14 Then Jesus said to them clearly, Lazarus is dead.

    15 And because of you I am glad I was not there, so that you may have faith; but let us go to him.

  • Luke 10:38-41
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    38 Now, while they were on their way, he came to a certain town; and a woman named Martha took him into her house.

    39 And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words.

    40 But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help.

    41 But the Lord, answering, said to her, Martha, Martha, you are full of care and troubled about such a number of things:

  • John 11:11-12
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    11 These things said he: and after that he said to them, Lazarus our friend is at rest; but I go so that I may make him come out of his sleep.

    12 Then his disciples said to him, Lord, if he is resting he will get well.

  • Matt 26:6
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    6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,

  • John 11:38-39
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    38 So Jesus, deeply troubled in heart, came to the place of the dead. It was a hole in the rock, and a stone was over the opening.

    39 Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said, Lord, by this time the body will be smelling, for he has been dead four days.

  • Luke 16:19-20
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    19 Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day.

    20 And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds,

  • John 12:17
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    17 Now the people who were with him when his voice came to Lazarus in the place of the dead, and gave him life again, had been talking about it.

  • John 12:9-10
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    9 Then a great number of the Jews had news that he was there: and they came, not only because of Jesus, but so that they might see Lazarus who had been dead and to whom he had given life.

    10 Now there was talk among the chief priests of putting Lazarus to death;

  • Luke 7:11-12
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    11 And it came about, after a little time, that he went to a town named Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great number of people.

    12 Now when he came near the door of the town, a dead man was being taken out, the only son of his mother, who was a widow: and a great number of people from the town were with her.

  • Luke 14:2
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    2 And a certain man was there who had a disease.

  • Mark 14:3
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    3 And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, seated at table, there came a woman with a bottle of perfumed oil of great price; and when the bottle was broken she put the perfume on his head.

  • Luke 17:12
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    12 And when he went into a certain small town he came across ten men who were lepers, and they, keeping themselves at a distance,

  • Luke 7:14
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    14 And he came near, and put his hand on the stretcher where the dead man was: and those who were moving it came to a stop. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Get up.

  • Mark 11:12
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    12 And on the day after, when they had come out from Bethany, he was in need of food.