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John 11
Worldwide English (New Testament)
John 11
Worldwide English (New Testament)
11 A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived at Bethany, the home of Mary and her sister Martha.
2 Mary was the same woman that put oil on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair. It was her brother Lazarus who was sick.
3 So the sisters sent someone to tell Jesus. They said, `Lord, the one whom you love is sick.'
4 Jesus heard the message. He said, `The man is sick, but he will not die from it. But this will show people that God is great, and his Son also.'
5 Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
6 When he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was for two days more.
7 After that, he said to his disciples, `Let us go back again to Judea.'
8 They said, `Master, it is not long since the Jews wanted to kill you with stones. Are you going back there again?'
9 Jesus answered them, `Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a person walks in the daylight, then he will not fall. He can see by the light that is in the world.
10 But if a person walks at night, he will fall because there is no light for him to see.'
11 After he said this, he said also, `Our friend Lazarus is sleeping, but I am going to wake him up.'
12 His disciples said, `Lord, if he is sleeping then he will get well again.'
13 But Jesus meant that Lazarus had died. The disciples thought that Lazarus was sleeping to have a rest.
14 Then Jesus told them plainly. He said, `Lazarus is dead.
15 For your sake I am glad that I was not there. You will really believe in me. But come, let us go to him.'
16 Then Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to the other disciples, `Let us all go and die with Jesus.'
17 When Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had been buried four days.
18 Bethany was only about two miles from Jerusalem.
19 Many Jews had come out to see Martha and Mary. They came to comfort them because their brother had died.
20 As soon as Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary just stayed in the house.
21 Martha said to Jesus, `Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
22 But even yet, I know that God will give you anything that you ask for.'
23 Jesus said, `Your brother will rise again.'
24 Martha said, `I know that he will rise when the dead people are raised up on the last day.'
25 Jesus said, `I am the one who will raise people up and give them life. The person who believes in me will live, even though he has died.
26 Anyone who is living and who believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?'
27 She said, `Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ. I believe that you are the Son of God who was to come into the world.'
28 When she had said this, she went back to call her sister. She said quietly, `Mary, the Master has come. He is calling you.'
29 When Mary heard that, she got up quickly and came to him.
30 Jesus was not in the town yet. He was at the same place where Martha had met him.
31 The Jews who were in the house to comfort Mary saw her get up quickly and go out. They went after her. They said, `She is going to the grave to cry.'
32 Mary reached the place where Jesus was. When she saw him, she kneeled down before him and said, `Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.'
33 Jesus saw her crying. He saw the Jews who came with her crying also. Then his heart was troubled very much.
34 `Where have you buried him?' he said. `Come, Lord, and see,' they said.
35 Then Jesus cried.
36 `Look,' the Jews said. `He truly loved him very much!'
37 Then some of them said, `This man made the blind see. Could he not have saved Lazarus from dying?'
38 Jesus' heart was troubled very much again. Then he came to the grave. It was a hole in the side of a large rock. A stone covered the hole.
39 Jesus said, `Take the stone away.' Martha, the sister of the dead man, said, `Lord, he will smell bad by this time. He has been dead four days already.'
40 Jesus said to her, `Did I not tell you that if you believed God you would see that he is great?'
41 So they pushed the stone away from the grave. Jesus looked up and said, `Father, I thank you because you have heard me.
42 I know that you always hear me. But I have said this so that the people who are standing here might believe that you have sent me.'
43 When he had said this, he shouted, `Lazarus, come out!'
44 Out came the dead man! The cloth that they had buried him in was tied around his hands and feet. Another small cloth was tied around his face. Jesus said to the people, `Take off the cloths and free him!'
45 When they saw the things Jesus did, many of the Jews who had come with Mary believed on Him.
46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees met together. They said, `What are we going to do? This man is doing many big works.
48 If we do not stop him, everybody will believe on him. Then the Roman rulers will come and break down our holy town and our nation.'
49 One of them, Caiaphas, was high priest that year. He said to them, `You know nothing.
50 You do not understand. It is better for us if one person dies for the people. Then the whole nation will not be broken down.'
51 He himself did not understand what he was saying. But he was the high priest that year. God spoke through him to say that Jesus should die for those people.
52 Jesus would die, not only for those people, but he would gather together all of God's people who are out in different places.
53 So from that day on they planned to kill Jesus.
54 That is why Jesus did not go among the Jews in the open. But he went to another part of the country, to a town called Ephraim. He stayed there with his disciples.
55 The time for the Passover Feast of the Jews was near. Many people from all around the country went to Jerusalem. They had to make themselves clean according to the law before the Passover Feast.
56 They were looking around for Jesus. As they were standing in the temple they talked to one another. They said, `What do you think? Do you think that he will come to the feast?'
57 Both the chief priest and the Pharisees had told the people, `If any man knows where he is, tell us. We want to catch him.'
Johannes 11
Luther Bibel 1545
Johannes 11
Luther Bibel 1545
11 Es lag aber einer krank mit Namen Lazarus, von Bethanien, in dem Flecken Marias und ihrer Schwester Martha.
2 (Maria aber war, die den HERRN gesalbt hat mit Salbe und seine Füße getrocknet mit ihrem Haar; deren Bruder, Lazarus, war krank.)
3 Da sandten seine Schwestern zu ihm und ließen ihm sagen: HERR, siehe, den du liebhast, der liegt krank.
4 Da Jesus das hörte, sprach er: Die Krankheit ist nicht zum Tode, sondern zur Ehre Gottes, daß der Sohn Gottes dadurch geehrt werde.
5 Jesus aber hatte Martha lieb und ihre Schwester und Lazarus.
6 Als er nun hörte, daß er krank war, blieb er zwei Tage an dem Ort, da er war.
7 Darnach spricht er zu seinen Jüngern: Laßt uns wieder nach Judäa ziehen!
8 Seine Jünger sprachen zu ihm: Meister, jenes Mal wollten die Juden dich steinigen, und du willst wieder dahin ziehen?
9 Jesus antwortete: Sind nicht des Tages zwölf Stunden? Wer des Tages wandelt, der stößt sich nicht; denn er sieht das Licht dieser Welt.
10 Wer aber des Nachts wandelt, der stößt sich; denn es ist kein Licht in ihm.
11 Solches sagte er, und darnach spricht er zu ihnen: Lazarus, unser Freund, schläft; aber ich gehe hin, daß ich ihn auferwecke.
12 Da sprachen seine Jünger: HERR, schläft er, so wird's besser mit ihm.
13 Jesus aber sagte von seinem Tode; sie meinten aber, er redete vom leiblichen Schlaf.
14 Da sagte es ihnen Jesus frei heraus: Lazarus ist gestorben;
15 und ich bin froh um euretwillen, daß ich nicht dagewesen bin, auf daß ihr glaubt. Aber laßt uns zu ihm ziehen!
16 Da sprach Thomas, der genannt ist Zwilling, zu den Jüngern: Laßt uns mitziehen, daß wir mit ihm sterben!
17 Da kam Jesus und fand ihn, daß er schon vier Tage im Grabe gelegen hatte.
18 Bethanien aber war nahe bei Jerusalem, bei fünfzehn Feld Weges;
19 und viele Juden waren zu Martha und Maria gekommen, sie zu trösten über ihren Bruder.
20 Als Martha nun hörte, daß Jesus kommt, geht sie ihm entgegen; Maria aber blieb daheim sitzen.
21 Da sprach Martha zu Jesus: HERR, wärest du hier gewesen, mein Bruder wäre nicht gestorben!
22 Aber ich weiß auch noch, daß, was du bittest von Gott, das wird dir Gott geben.
23 Jesus spricht zu ihr: Dein Bruder soll auferstehen.
24 Martha spricht zu ihm: Ich weiß wohl, daß er auferstehen wird in der Auferstehung am Jüngsten Tage.
25 Jesus spricht zu ihr: Ich bin die Auferstehung und das Leben. Wer an mich glaubt, der wird leben, ob er gleich stürbe;
26 und wer da lebet und glaubet an mich, der wird nimmermehr sterben. Glaubst du das?
27 Sie spricht zu ihm: HERR, ja, ich glaube, daß du bist Christus, der Sohn Gottes, der in die Welt gekommen ist.
28 Und da sie das gesagt hatte, ging sie hin und rief ihre Schwester Maria heimlich und sprach: Der Meister ist da und ruft dich.
29 Dieselbe, als sie das hörte, stand sie eilend auf und kam zu ihm.
30 (Denn Jesus war noch nicht in den Flecken gekommen, sondern war noch an dem Ort, da ihm Martha war entgegengekommen.)
31 Die Juden, die bei ihr im Haus waren und sie trösteten, da sie sahen Maria, daß sie eilend aufstand und hinausging, folgten sie ihr nach und sprachen: Sie geht hin zum Grabe, daß sie daselbst weine.
32 Als nun Maria kam, da Jesus war, und sah ihn, fiel sie zu seinen Füßen und sprach zu ihm: HERR, wärest du hier gewesen, mein Bruder wäre nicht gestorben!
33 Als Jesus sie sah weinen und die Juden auch weinen, die mit ihr kamen, ergrimmte er im Geist und betrübte sich selbst
34 und sprach: Wo habt ihr ihn hingelegt? Sie sprachen zu ihm: HERR, komm und sieh es!
35 Und Jesus gingen die Augen über.
36 Da sprachen die Juden: Siehe, wie hat er ihn so liebgehabt!
37 Etliche aber unter ihnen sprachen: Konnte, der den Blinden die Augen aufgetan hat, nicht verschaffen, daß auch dieser nicht stürbe?
38 Da ergrimmte Jesus abermals in sich selbst und kam zum Grabe. Es war aber eine Kluft, und ein Stein daraufgelegt.
39 Jesus sprach: Hebt den Stein ab! Spricht zu ihm Martha, die Schwester des Verstorbenen: HERR, er stinkt schon; denn er ist vier Tage gelegen.
40 Jesus spricht zu ihr: Habe ich dir nicht gesagt, so du glauben würdest, du würdest die Herrlichkeit Gottes sehen?
41 Da hoben sie den Stein ab, da der Verstorbene lag. Jesus aber hob seine Augen empor und sprach: Vater, ich danke dir, daß du mich erhört hast.
42 Doch ich weiß, daß du mich allezeit hörst; aber um des Volkes willen, das umhersteht, sage ich's, daß sie glauben, du habest mich gesandt.
43 Da er das gesagt hatte, rief er mit lauter Stimme: Lazarus, komm heraus!
44 Und der Verstorbene kam heraus, gebunden mit Grabtüchern an Füßen und Händen und sein Angesicht verhüllt mit dem Schweißtuch. Jesus spricht zu ihnen: Löset ihn auf und lasset ihn gehen!
45 Viele nun der Juden, die zu Maria gekommen waren und sahen, was Jesus tat, glaubten an ihn.
46 Etliche aber von ihnen gingen hin zu den Pharisäern und sagten ihnen, was Jesus getan hatte.
47 Da versammelten die Hohenpriester und die Pharisäer einen Rat und sprachen: Was tun wir? Dieser Mensch tut viele Zeichen.
48 Lassen wir ihn also, so werden sie alle an ihn glauben; so kommen dann die Römer und nehmen uns Land und Leute.
49 Einer aber unter ihnen, Kaiphas, der desselben Jahres Hoherpriester war, sprach zu ihnen: Ihr wisset nichts,
50 bedenket auch nichts; es ist uns besser ein Mensch sterbe für das Volk, denn daß das ganze Volk verderbe.
51 (Solches aber redete er nicht von sich selbst, sondern weil er desselben Jahres Hoherpriester war, weissagte er. Denn Jesus sollte sterben für das Volk;
52 und nicht für das Volk allein, sondern daß er auch die Kinder Gottes, die zerstreut waren, zusammenbrächte.)
53 Von dem Tage an ratschlagten sie, wie sie ihn töteten.
54 Jesus aber wandelte nicht mehr frei unter den Juden, sondern ging von dannen in eine Gegend nahe bei der Wüste, in eine Stadt, genannt Ephrem, und hatte sein Wesen daselbst mit seinen Jüngern.
55 Es war aber nahe das Ostern der Juden; und es gingen viele aus der Gegend hinauf gen Jerusalem vor Ostern, daß sie sich reinigten.
56 Da standen sie und fragten nach Jesus und redeten miteinander im Tempel: Was dünkt euch, daß er nicht kommt auf das Fest?
57 Es hatten aber die Hohenpriester und Pharisäer lassen ein Gebot ausgehen: so jemand wüßte, wo er wäre, daß er's anzeige, daß sie ihn griffen.
John 11
New International Version
John 11
New International Version
The Death of Lazarus
11 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany,(A) the village of Mary and her sister Martha.(B) 2 (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.)(C) 3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love(D) is sick.”
4 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory(E) so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” 5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6 So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days, 7 and then he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”(F)
8 “But Rabbi,”(G) they said, “a short while ago the Jews there tried to stone you,(H) and yet you are going back?”
9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble, for they see by this world’s light.(I) 10 It is when a person walks at night that they stumble, for they have no light.”
11 After he had said this, he went on to tell them, “Our friend(J) Lazarus has fallen asleep;(K) but I am going there to wake him up.”
12 His disciples replied, “Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.” 13 Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.(L)
14 So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead, 15 and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
16 Then Thomas(M) (also known as Didymus[a]) said to the rest of the disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”
Jesus Comforts the Sisters of Lazarus
17 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.(N) 18 Now Bethany(O) was less than two miles[b] from Jerusalem, 19 and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother.(P) 20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.(Q)
21 “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.(R) 22 But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.”(S)
23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
24 Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection(T) at the last day.”(U)
25 Jesus said to her, “I am(V) the resurrection and the life.(W) The one who believes(X) in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing(Y) in me will never die.(Z) Do you believe this?”
27 “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah,(AA) the Son of God,(AB) who is to come into the world.”(AC)
28 After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. “The Teacher(AD) is here,” she said, “and is asking for you.” 29 When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him.(AE) 31 When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house, comforting her,(AF) noticed how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”(AG)
33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved(AH) in spirit and troubled.(AI) 34 “Where have you laid him?” he asked.
“Come and see, Lord,” they replied.
35 Jesus wept.(AJ)
36 Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”(AK)
37 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man(AL) have kept this man from dying?”(AM)
Jesus Raises Lazarus From the Dead
38 Jesus, once more deeply moved,(AN) came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.(AO) 39 “Take away the stone,” he said.
“But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.”(AP)
40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe,(AQ) you will see the glory of God?”(AR)
41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up(AS) and said, “Father,(AT) I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here,(AU) that they may believe that you sent me.”(AV)
43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”(AW) 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen,(AX) and a cloth around his face.(AY)
Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”
The Plot to Kill Jesus
45 Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary,(AZ) and had seen what Jesus did,(BA) believed in him.(BB) 46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees(BC) called a meeting(BD) of the Sanhedrin.(BE)
“What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man performing many signs.(BF) 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.”
49 Then one of them, named Caiaphas,(BG) who was high priest that year,(BH) spoke up, “You know nothing at all! 50 You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”(BI)
51 He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation, 52 and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.(BJ) 53 So from that day on they plotted to take his life.(BK)
54 Therefore Jesus no longer moved about publicly among the people of Judea.(BL) Instead he withdrew to a region near the wilderness, to a village called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples.
55 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover,(BM) many went up from the country to Jerusalem for their ceremonial cleansing(BN) before the Passover. 56 They kept looking for Jesus,(BO) and as they stood in the temple courts they asked one another, “What do you think? Isn’t he coming to the festival at all?” 57 But the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who found out where Jesus was should report it so that they might arrest him.
Footnotes
- John 11:16 Thomas (Aramaic) and Didymus (Greek) both mean twin.
- John 11:18 Or about 3 kilometers
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