John 11:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Matt 21:17 : 17 And he left them, and went out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.
  • John 12:17 : 17 The people who were with him when he called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness.
  • Acts 9:37 : 37 And it happened in those days that she became sick and died. After they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.
  • Gen 48:1 : 1 And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, your father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
  • 2 Kgs 20:1-9 : 1 In those days Hezekiah was sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, Thus says the LORD: Set your house in order, for you shall die, and not live. 2 Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying, 3 I beg You, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before You in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done what is good in Your sight. And Hezekiah wept bitterly. 4 And it came to pass, before Isaiah had gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 5 Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people, Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the LORD. 6 And I will add to your days fifteen years; and I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for My own sake, and for My servant David's sake. 7 And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. 8 And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the LORD on the third day? 9 And Isaiah said, This shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that He has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees? 10 And Hezekiah answered, It is an easy thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees; no, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees. 11 And Isaiah the prophet cried to the LORD, and He brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz. 12 At that time Berodach-Baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
  • Mark 11:1 : 1 And when they came near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent forth two of his disciples,
  • Luke 10:38-42 : 38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard his word. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached him and said, Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me. 41 And Jesus answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things: 42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.
  • Luke 16:20-25 : 20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; 23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.
  • John 11:3 : 3 Therefore his sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom you love is sick.
  • John 11:5-6 : 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6 When he heard therefore that he was sick, he stayed two more days in the place where he was.
  • John 11:11 : 11 These things he said: and after that he said to them, Our friend Lazarus sleeps; but I go that I may wake him out of sleep.
  • John 12:1-2 : 1 Then Jesus, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 2 There they made him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.
  • John 12:9 : 9 A large crowd of the Jews then knew that he was there; and they came, not only for Jesus' sake, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.

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  • John 11:2-6
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    2(It was that Mary who 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 you love is sick.

    4When 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 through it.

    5Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

    6When he heard therefore that he was sick, he stayed two more days in the place where he was.

  • John 12:1-3
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    1Then Jesus, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

    2There they made him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.

    3Then Mary took a pound of very costly spikenard ointment, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.

  • John 11:28-35
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    28And when she had said this, she went her way and secretly called Mary her sister, saying, The Master has come and is calling for you.

    29As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly and came to him.

    30Now Jesus had not yet come into the town, but was in the place where Martha met him.

    31The Jews then who were with her in the house, and comforting her, when they saw Mary get up hastily and go out, followed her, saying, She is going to the grave to weep there.

    32Then when Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.

    33When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, he groaned in the spirit and was troubled,

    34And said, Where have you laid him? They said to him, Lord, come and see.

    35Jesus wept.

  • John 11:17-24
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    17Then when Jesus came, he found that he had already been in the grave four days.

    18Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs away:

    19And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

    20Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat in the house.

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

    22But I know that even now, whatever you ask of God, God will give you.

    23Jesus said to her, Your brother will rise again.

    24Martha said to him, I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

  • John 11:43-45
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    43And when he had spoken thus, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

    44And he who was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, Loose him, and let him go.

    45Then many of the Jews who came to Mary and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in him.

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

    15And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe; nevertheless let us go to him.

  • Luke 10:38-41
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    38Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.

    39And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard his word.

    40But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached him and said, Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.

    41And Jesus answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things:

  • John 11:11-12
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    11These things he said: and after that he said to them, Our friend Lazarus sleeps; but I go that I may wake him out of sleep.

    12Then his disciples said, Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.

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

  • John 11:38-39
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    38Jesus therefore, again groaning in himself, came to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

    39Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to him, Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days.

  • Luke 16:19-20
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    19There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day:

    20And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores,

  • John 12:17
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    17The people who were with him when he called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness.

  • John 12:9-10
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    9A large crowd of the Jews then knew that he was there; and they came, not only for Jesus' sake, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.

    10But the chief priests resolved that they might also put Lazarus to death,

  • Luke 7:11-12
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    11And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and a great multitude.

    12Now when he came near to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and a large crowd of the city was with her.

  • Luke 14:2
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    2And, behold, there was a certain man before him who had dropsy.

  • Mark 14:3
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    3And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at dinner, there came a woman with an alabaster box of very precious ointment of spikenard; and she broke the box and poured it on his head.

  • Luke 17:12
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    12And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off:

  • Luke 7:14
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    14And he came and touched the bier: and those who carried him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Arise.

  • Mark 11:12
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    12And on the next day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry: