Oh, Believe Me...

John 11:1-15, 20-27, 39-45

11:1   Now a certain [man] was sick, [named] Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

11:2   (It was [that] Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

11:3   Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

11:4   When 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 thereby.

11:5   Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

11:6   When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

11:7   Then after that saith he to [his] disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

11:8   [His] disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

11:9   Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

11:10   But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

11:11   These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

11:12   Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.

11:13   Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

11:14   Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

11:15   And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

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11:20   Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat [still] in the house.

11:21   Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

11:22   But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give [it] thee.

11:23   Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

11:24   Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

11:25   Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

11:26   And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

11:27   She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

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11:39   Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been [dead] four days.

11:40   Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

11:41   Then they took away the stone [from the place] where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up [his] eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

11:42   And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said [it], that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

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

11:44   And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

11:45   Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.