JESUS RAISES LAZARUS FROM THE DEAD

Passage: John 11:28-44

Key verse: 43

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28 After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. “The Teacher(A) 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.(B) 31 When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house, comforting her,(C) 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.”(D)

33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved(E) in spirit and troubled.(F) 34 “Where have you laid him?” he asked.

“Come and see, Lord,” they replied.

35 Jesus wept.(G)

36 Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”(H)

37 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man(I) have kept this man from dying?”(J)

Jesus Raises Lazarus From the Dead

38 Jesus, once more deeply moved,(K) came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.(L) 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.”(M)

40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe,(N) you will see the glory of God?”(O)

41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up(P) and said, “Father,(Q) 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,(R) that they may believe that you sent me.”(S)

43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”(T) 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen,(U) and a cloth around his face.(V)

Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”

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Jesus Weeps

28 When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, (A)“The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” 29 And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him. 31 When the Jews (B)who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there. 32 Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, (C)“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he (D)was deeply moved[a] in his spirit and (E)greatly troubled. 34 And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 (F)Jesus wept. 36 So the Jews said, “See (G)how he loved him!” 37 But some of them said, “Could not he (H)who opened the eyes of the blind man (I)also have kept this man from dying?”

Jesus Raises Lazarus

38 Then Jesus, (J)deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was (K)a cave, and (L)a stone lay against it. 39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for (M)he has been dead four days.” 40 Jesus said to her, (N)“Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see (O)the glory of God?” 41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus (P)lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 (Q)I knew that you always hear me, but I said this (R)on account of the people standing around, (S)that they may believe that you sent me.” 43 When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” 44 (T)The man who had died came out, (U)his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and (V)his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

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Footnotes
  1. John 11:33 Or was indignant; also verse 38
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1. Jesus goes to Lazarus' tomb (28-37) Martha told her sister Mary that Jesus had arrived. Mary ran out to meet Jesus who had not yet entered the village. A crowd of mourners followed. Mary fell at Jesus' feet and repeated what Martha had said. She thought that if Jesus had been there, Lazarus would not have died. Mary and the crowd were overcome with grief. Jesus was deeply troubled and asked to go to the tomb. Jesus wept with the mourners, understanding their sorrow. But some were bitter that Jesus had not prevented this death. 2. The dead man came out (38-44) Jesus took charge of the situation. He told people to remove the stone. Martha reminded Jesus of the bad odor, but Jesus challenged her to put her faith in him. Believing Jesus is the starting point of seeing God's glory. With this word, the people removed the stone. Then Jesus prayed so that those standing there would believe that what came next was from God. Jesus called out, "Lazarus, come out." Then Lazarus walked out of the tomb. Jesus had raised a dead man back to life!

Prayer: Lord Jesus, you alone can raise the dead. Please raise the spiritually dead around me back to life.

One Word: Believe and see God's glory