Episodes
Sunday Apr 02, 2017
John 11: Lazarus: the Promise, the Sign, the Reality
Sunday Apr 02, 2017
Sunday Apr 02, 2017
The Death of Lazarus
11 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of lMary and her sisterMartha. 2 mIt was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feetwith her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. 3 So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord,nhe whom you love is ill.” 4 But when Jesus heard it he said, o“This illness does not lead todeath. It is for pthe glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
5 Now qJesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6 So, when he heard thatLazarusGreek he; also verse 17" href="https://www.esv.org/John+11/#f1-">1 was ill, rhe stayed two days longer in the place where he was. 7 Then after thishe said to the disciples, s“Let us go to Judea again.” 8 The disciples said to him, t“Rabbi,uthe Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?” 9 Jesusanswered, v“Are there not twelve hours in the day? wIf anyone walks in the day, he doesnot stumble, because he sees the light of this world. 10 But xif anyone walks in the night,he stumbles, because the light is not xin him.” 11 After saying these things, he said to them,“Our friend Lazarus yhas fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.” 12 The disciples said tohim, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” 13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death,but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. 14 Then Jesus told them plainly,“Lazarus has died, 15 and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you maybelieve. But let us go to him.” 16 zSo Thomas, called the Twin,Greek Didymus" href="https://www.esv.org/John+11/#f2-">2 said to his fellow disciples,“Let us also go, athat we may die with him.”
I Am the Resurrection and the Life
17 Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb bfourdays. 18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two milesGreek fifteen stadia; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters" href="https://www.esv.org/John+11/#f3-">3 off, 19 and many of the Jews hadcome to Martha and Mary cto console them concerning their brother. 20 dSo whenMartha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated inthe house. 21 Martha said to eJesus, “Lord, fif you had been here, my brother would nothave died. 22 But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, gGod will give you.”23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 hMartha said to him, “I know that hewill rise again in ithe resurrection on the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her, j“I am theresurrection and kthe life.Some manuscripts omit and the life" href="https://www.esv.org/John+11/#f4-">4 Whoever believes in me, lthough he die, myet shall he live,26 and everyone who lives and believes in me nshall never die. Do you believe this?” 27 Shesaid to him, “Yes, Lord; oI believe that pyou are the Christ, the Son of God, qwho is cominginto the world.”
Jesus Weeps
28 When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, r“TheTeacher is here and is calling for you.” 29 And when she heard it, she rose quickly and wentto him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place whereMartha had met him. 31 When the Jews swho were with her in the house, consoling her,saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to thetomb to weep there. 32 Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell athis feet, saying to him, t“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, heuwas deeply movedOr was indignant; also verse 38" href="https://www.esv.org/John+11/#f5-">5 in his spirit and vgreatly troubled. 34 And he said, “Where have youlaid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 wJesus wept. 36 So the Jews said,“See xhow he loved him!” 37 But some of them said, “Could not he ywho opened the eyes ofthe blind man zalso have kept this man from dying?”
Jesus Raises Lazarus
38 Then Jesus, adeeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was ba cave, and ca stone layagainst it. 39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said tohim, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for dhe has been dead four days.” 40 Jesussaid to her, e“Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see fthe glory of God?” 41 Sothey took away the stone. And Jesus glifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you thatyou have heard me. 42 hI knew that you always hear me, but I said this ion account of thepeople standing around, jthat they may believe that you sent me.” 43 When he had saidthese things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” 44 kThe man who haddied came out, lhis hands and feet bound with linen strips, and mhis face wrapped with acloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”
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