Lazarus

And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’

But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.

‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

(Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)

Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

So on hearing that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two days,

After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”

They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus.

So Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,

When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb.

But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”

After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.

Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,

Meanwhile, many people who had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify.