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Chapter eleven of the Gospel according to John American Standard Version.
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by Sam Stinson by his faith dot com. Chapter eleven.
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Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of
the village of Mary, and her sister Martha. And it
was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and
wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he
whom thou lovest is sick. But when Jesus heard it,
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he said, this sickness is not unto death, but for
the glory of God, that the Son of God may
be glorified thereby. Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister
in Lazarus. When therefore he heard that he was sick,
he abode at that time two days in the place
where he was. Then after this he saith to the disciples,
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let us go into Judea again. The disciples say, unto him, Rabbi,
the Jews were, but now seeking to stone thee and
goest thou thither. Again, Jesus answered, are there not twelve
hours in the day. If a man walk in the day,
he stumbleth, not because he seeth the light of this world.
But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth
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because the light is not in him. These things spake he,
and after this he saith unto them, our friend Lazarus
is fallen asleep. But I go that I may awake
him out of sleep. The disciples therefore said unto him, Lord,
if he has fallen asleep, he will recover. Now Jesus
had spoken of his death, but they thought that he
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spake of taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus therefore said
unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead, and I am glad
for your sakes that I was not there to the
intent ye may believe. Nevertheless, let us go unto him. Thomas, therefore,
who is called Dinymus, said unto his fellow disciples, let
us also go that we may die with him. So,
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when Jesus came, he found that he had been in
the tomb four days already. Now Bethany was nigh into
Jerusalem about fifteen furlongs off, and many of the Jews
had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning
their brother. Martha, therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming,
went and met him, but Mary still sat at the house.
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Martha therefore said, unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here,
my brother had not died. And even now I know
that whatsoever thou shalt ask of God, God will give thee.
Jesus saith unto her. Thy brother shall rise again. Martha
saith unto him. I know that he shall rise again
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in the resurrection. At the last day. Jesus said unto her,
I am the resurrection in the life. He that believeth
on me, though he die, yet shall he live. And
whomsoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest
thou this. She saith unto him. Yea Lord, I have
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believed that thou art the Christ, the Son of God,
even he that cometh into the world. And when she
had said this, she went away and called Mary, her sister,
secretly saying, the teacher is here, and calleth thee. And she,
when she heard it, arose quickly and went unto him. Now,
Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was
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still in the place where Martha met him. The Jews, then,
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, supposing that she was going unto
the tomb to weep there. Mary therefore, when she came
where Jesus was and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying,
unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been their mind, my
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brother had not died. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping,
and the Jews also weeping, who came with her, he
groaned in the spirit and was troubled, and said, where
have ye laid him? They say, unto him, Lord, come
and see Jesus wept. The Jews therefore said, behold how
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he loved him. But some of them said, could not
this man who opened the eyes of him that was blind,
have caused that this man also should not die. Jesus therefore, again,
groaning in himself, cometh to the tomb. Now it was
a cave, and a stone lay against it. Jesus saith,
take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him,
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that was dead, saith unto him Lord. By this time
the body decayeth, for he hath been dead four days.
Jesus saith unto her, said, I not unto THEE, that
if thou believest thou shouldst see the glory of God.
So they took away the stone, and Jesus lifted up
his eyes and said, Father, I thank THEE that thou
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hurtest me, and I knew that thou hearest me always.
But because of the multitude that standeth around, I said
it that they may believe that thou didst send me.
And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a
loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. He that was dead came forth,
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bound hand and foot with grave clothes, and his face
was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith under them
loose him and let him go. Many therefore of the
Jews who came to marry and beheld that which he did,
believed on him. But some of them went away to
the Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done.
The chief priest therefore in the Pharisees gathered a council
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and said, what do we for this man? Doeth many signs.
If we let him thus alone, all men will believe
on him, and the ro Romens will come and take
away both our place at our nation. But a certain
one of them, Caiaphas, being high priests that year, said
unto them, ye know nothing at all, nor do ye
take account that it is expedient for you that one
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man should die for the people, and that the whole
nation perish. Not now this he said not of himself,
but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus
should die for the nation, and not for the nation only,
but that he might also gather together to one the
children of God that are scattered abroad. So from that
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day forth they took counsel that they might put him
to death. Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews,
but departed thence into the country near to the wilderness,
into a city called Ephraim, and there he tarried with
the disciples. Now the passover of the Jews was at hand,
and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country
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before the passover to purify themselves. They sought therefore for Jesus,
and spake one with another as they stood in the temple.
What think ye that he will not come to the feast.
Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment
that if any man knew where he was, he should
show it, that they might take him. End of Chapter eleven.