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Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
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It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
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Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick."
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When Jesus heard that, He said, "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it."
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Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
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So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.
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Then after this He said to the disciples, "Let us go to Judea again."
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The disciples said to Him, "Rabbi, lately the Jews sought to stone You, and are You going there again?"
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Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
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But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him."
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These things He said, and after that He said to them, "Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up."
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Then His disciples said, "Lord, if he sleeps he will get well."
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However, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep.
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Then Jesus said to them plainly, "Lazarus is dead.
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And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe. Nevertheless let us go to him."
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Then Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with Him."
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So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days.
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Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away.
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And many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
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Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house.