John 11:1

World English Bible (2000)

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

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  • Matt 21:17 : 17 He left them, and went out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.
  • John 12:17 : 17 The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, was testifying about it.
  • Acts 9:37 : 37 It happened in those days that she fell sick, and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.
  • Gen 48:1 : 1 It happened after these things, that someone said to Joseph, "Behold, your father is sick." He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
  • 2 Kgs 20:1-9 : 1 In those days was Hezekiah sick to death. Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Set your house in order; for you shall die, and not live.'" 2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to Yahweh, saying, 3 "Remember now, Yahweh, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight." Hezekiah wept bitterly. 4 It happened, before Isaiah had gone out into the middle part of the city, that the word of Yahweh came to him, saying, 5 "Turn back, and tell Hezekiah the prince of my people, 'Thus says Yahweh, 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 Yahweh. 6 I will add to your days fifteen years. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake."'" 7 Isaiah said, "Take a cake of figs." They took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. 8 Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "What shall be the sign that Yahweh will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of Yahweh the third day?" 9 Isaiah said, "This shall be the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do the thing that he has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?" 10 Hezekiah answered, "It is a light thing for the shadow to go forward ten steps. Nay, but let the shadow return backward ten steps." 11 Isaiah the prophet cried to Yahweh; and he brought the shadow ten steps 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 When they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
  • Luke 10:38-42 : 38 It happened as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. 39 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 came up to him, and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me." 41 Jesus answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, 42 but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her."
  • Luke 16:20-25 : 20 A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21 and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. Yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 It happened that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried. 23 In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom. 24 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 in anguish in this flame.' 25 "But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in the same way, bad things. But now here he is comforted and you are in anguish.
  • John 11:3 : 3 The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, "Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick."
  • John 11:5-6 : 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6 When therefore he heard that he was sick, he stayed two days in the place where he was.
  • John 11:11 : 11 He said these things, and after that, he said to them, "Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep."
  • John 12:1-2 : 1 Then six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 2 So they made him a supper there. Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.
  • John 12:9 : 9 A large crowd therefore of the Jews learned that he was there, and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, 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 had anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother, Lazarus, was sick.

    3 The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, "Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick."

    4 But when Jesus heard it, he said, "This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God's Son may be glorified by it."

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

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

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

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

    3 Mary, therefore, took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.

  • John 11:28-35
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    28 When she had said this, she went away, and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, "The Teacher is here, and is calling you."

    29 When she heard this, she arose quickly, and went to him.

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

    31 Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, "She is going to the tomb to weep there."

    32 Therefore when Mary came to where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, "Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn't have died."

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

    34 and said, "Where have you laid him?" They told him, "Lord, come and see."

    35 Jesus wept.

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

    18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away.

    19 Many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.

    20 Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.

    21 Therefore Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn't have died.

    22 Even now I know that, whatever you ask of God, God will give you."

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

    24 Martha 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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    43 When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!"

    44 He who was dead came out, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Free him, and let him go."

    45 Therefore many of the Jews, who came to Mary and saw what Jesus did, believed in him.

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

    15 I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. Nevertheless, let's go to him."

  • Luke 10:38-41
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    38 It happened as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

    39 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 came up to him, and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me."

    41 Jesus answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

  • John 11:11-12
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    11 He said these things, and after that, he said to them, "Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep."

    12 The disciples therefore said, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover."

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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 Jesus therefore, again groaning in himself, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.

    39 Jesus 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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    19 "Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.

    20 A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was laid at his gate, full of sores,

  • John 12:17
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    17 The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, was testifying about it.

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

    10 But the chief priests conspired to put Lazarus to death also,

  • Luke 7:11-12
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    11 It happened soon afterwards, that he went to a city called Nain. Many of his disciples, along with a great multitude, went with him.

    12 Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, one who was dead was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her.

  • Luke 14:2
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    2 Behold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.

  • Mark 14:3
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    3 While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard--very costly. She broke the jar, and poured it over his head.

  • Luke 17:12
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    12 As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.

  • Luke 7:14
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    14 He came near and touched the coffin, and the bearers stood still. He said, "Young man, I tell you, arise!"

  • Mark 11:12
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    12 The next day, when they had come out from Bethany, he was hungry.