John 11:1-26 ▼

1 A certayne man was sicke, named Lazarus of Bethanie, the towne of Marie and her sister Martha.

2 (It was that Marie which anoynted ye Lorde with oyntment, and wyped his feete with her heere, whose brother Lazarus was sicke.)

3 Therfore, his sisters sent vnto hym, saying: Lorde, beholde, he whom thou louest is sicke.

4 When Iesus hearde that, he sayde, this infirmitie is not vnto death: but for the glory of God, that the sonne of God, myght be glorified therby.

5 Iesus loued Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

6 When he had hearde therfore that he was sicke, he abode two dayes styll in the same place where he was.

7 Then after that, sayde he to his disciples: Let vs go into Iurie agayne.

8 His disciples sayde vnto hym: Maister, the Iewes lately sought to stone thee, and wylt thou go thither agayne?

9 Iesus aunswered: Are there not twelue houres of the day? If any man walke in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the lyght of this worlde.

10 But yf a man walke in the nyght, he stumbleth, because there is no lyght in hym.

11 These thynges sayde he, and after that, he sayde vnto them: Our friende Lazarus slepeth, but I go to wake hym out of slepe.

12 Then sayde his disciples: Lorde, yf he slepe, he shall do well inough.

13 Howbeit, Iesus spake of his death, but they thought that he had spoken of the naturall slepe.

14 Then sayde Iesus vnto the playnely, Lazarus is dead:

15 And I am glad for your sakes, that I was not there, because ye may beleue. Neuerthelesse, let vs go vnto hym.

16 Then sayde Thomas, which is called Didimus, vnto his felowe disciples: let vs also go, that we may dye with hym.

17 Then went Iesus, and founde that he had lyen in his graue, foure dayes alredy.

18 (Bethanie was nye vnto Hierusalem, about fifteene furlonges of.)

19 And many of the Iewes came to Martha and Marie to comfort them ouer their brother.

20 Martha assoone as she hearde that Iesus was commyng, went and met hym: but Marie sate styll in the house.

21 Then sayde Martha vnto Iesus: Lorde, yf thou haddest ben here, my brother had not dyed:

22 Neuerthelesse, nowe I knowe that whatsoeuer thou askest of God, God wyll geue it thee.

23 Iesus sayth vnto her: Thy brother shall ryse agayne.

24 Martha sayth vnto hym: I knowe that he shall ryse agayne in the resurrection at the last day.

25 Iesus sayth vnto her, I am the resurrection, and the lyfe: He that beleueth on me, yea, though he were dead, yet shall he lyue.

26 And whosoeuer lyueth, and beleueth on me, shall neuer dye. Beleuest thou this?