Lazarus Dies 1A man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany,
the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived. 2Mary would
later pour perfume on the Lord. She would also wipe his feet
with her hair. Her brother Lazarus was sick in bed. 3So the
sisters sent a message to Jesus. "Lord," they told him, "the one
you love is sick." 5Jesus loved Martha and her sister and
Lazarus. 6But after he heard Lazarus was sick, he stayed where
he was for two more days. 7Then he said to his disciples, "Let
us go back to Judea." 8"But Rabbi," they said, "a short time ago
the Jews tried to kill you with stones. Are you still going back
there?" 9Jesus answered, "Aren't there 12 hours of daylight? A
person who walks during the day won't trip and fall. He can see
because of this world's light. 10But when he walks at night,
he'll trip and fall. He has no light." 11After he said this,
Jesus went on speaking to them. "Our friend Lazarus has fallen
asleep," he said. "But I am going there to wake him up." 12His
disciples replied, "