John 11:1-16:33 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, who was of Bethany, the town of Mary, and of Martha her sister.

Mace⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, who was of Bethany, the town of Mary, and of Martha her sister. ² (it was that Mary who perfum'd the Lord with ointment, after having wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) ³ his two sisters therefore sent this message to Jesus; he, Lord, whom you love, is sick. ⁴ when Jesus heard that, he said, the disease is not to be mortal, but is design'd for the glory of God, that the son of God might be glorified thereby. ⁵ now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. ⁶ however, he stay'd in the place where he was, even two days after he had heard that Lazarus was sick. ⁷ and then he said to his disciples, let us return to Judea. ⁸ upon which his disciples said, master, it is not long since the Jews attempted to stone you; and are you for going thither again? ⁹ Jesus answered, are there not twelve hours in the day? he that travels by day does not stumble, because he has the light of this world to see by. ¹⁰ but if a man travels by night he stumbles, because there is no light for him. ¹¹ thus he entertain'd them: and after that, he said to them, our friend Lazarus is asleep; but I am going to awake him. ¹² then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he will recover; ¹³ though Jesus meant it of Lazarus's death: but they understood it of the natural rest in sleep. ¹⁴ then Jesus told them plainly, Lazarus is dead. ¹⁵ and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there (to the intent you may believe) but now, let us go to him. ¹⁶ then said Thomas, that is, Didymus, to his fellow-disciples, let us also go, that we may die with him. ¹⁷ When Jesus was arriv'd, he found that Lazarus had been then four days in the grave. ¹⁸ now Bethany being distant from Jerusalem but about fifteen furlongs, ¹⁹ many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to condole with them upon the loss of their brother. ²⁰ Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet him: but Mary stay'd at home. ²¹ Lord, said Martha to Jesus, if you had been here, my brother had not been dead. ²² but yet even now whatever you shall ask of God, I know God will grant it to you. ²³ Jesus said to her, your brother shall rise again. ²⁴ Martha said to him, I know that he shall rise again at the resurrection of the last day. ²⁵ Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me shall live even though he were dead: ²⁶ and no man living that believeth in me, shall ever die. ²⁷ do you believe this? yes, Lord, said Martha, I believe that thou art the Messiah the son of God, who was to come into the world. ²⁸ When she had said this, she went privately to call Mary her sister, saying, the master is come, and calls for you. ²⁹ no sooner she heard that, but she arose with all speed, and came to him. ³⁰ for Jesus was not yet arrived in the town, but staid at the place were Martha met him. ³¹ the Jews then who were with Mary in the house to comfort her, when they saw that she rose in such haste, and went out, followed her, saying, she is going to the grave to weep there. ³² Mary being come to the place where Jesus was, as soon as she saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying, Lord, if you had been here, my brother had not been dead. ³³ when Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping who came with her, he sighed from his heart, and was troubled, ³⁴ and said, where have ye laid him? they said to him, Lord, come and see. ³⁵ then Jesus wept. ³⁶ upon which the Jews said, see how he loved him. ³⁷ but some of them said, this man who has given sight to the blind, could not he have prevented Lazarus's death? ³⁸ Jesus then again sighing, came to the sepulchre which was a cave, shut up by a stone. ³⁹ Jesus said, take away the stone. Martha, sister to the deceas'd, said to him, Lord, by this time he is offensive: for he hath been dead four days. ⁴⁰ Jesus said to her, did I not tell you, that if you would believe, you should see the glory of God? ⁴¹ then they took away the stone from the place where the corps was laid. and Jesus lifting up his eyes to heaven said, "father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. ⁴² I know that thou hearest me always: but I say this, because of the people here present, that they may believe that thou hast sent me." ⁴³ when he had spoke this, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. ⁴⁴ and he that was dead came forth, his body wrapt in a winding sheet: and his face bound about with a napkin. loose him, said Jesus, and let him go. ⁴⁵ many therefore of the Jews who came to see Mary, and had seen what Jesus had done, believed on him. ⁴⁶ But some of them went to the Pharisees, and told them what Jesus had done. ⁴⁷ upon this the chief priests and the Pharisees being assembled in council, said, what shall we do? for this man performs many miracles. ⁴⁸ if we let him go on at this rate, all will believe on him; and the Romans will come, and destroy both our temple and nation. ⁴⁹ but one of them named Caiaphas, being the high priest at that time, said to them, ye don't know what you are about. ⁵⁰ you little consider it is our interest, that one man should die for the people, to prevent the destruction of the whole nation. ⁵¹ now this he did not say from his own motion: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation: ⁵² and not for that nation only, but likewise to reassemble the dispersed children of God into one body. ⁵³ from that day therefore, they consulted together to put Jesus to death. ⁵⁴ For which reason he did not afterwards appear publickly among the Jews; but retir'd into the country near the desart, to a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples. ⁵⁵ now the passover of the Jews being nigh: the people of that country went in great numbers to Jerusalem before the passover, in order to purify themselves. ⁵⁶ when they were in the temple, they enquired for Jesus, and said to one another, do you think he will not be at the feast? ⁵⁷ now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had publish'd an order, that if any man knew where he was, he should give information in order to have him seized. ¹² ¹ Six days before the passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, and raised to life again. ² there a supper was provided for him; Martha was in waiting: but Lazarus was one of the guests that sat at table with him. ³ but Mary taking a pound of the oil of spikenard which was very costly, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped them with her hair: so that the house was filled with the odour of the perfume. ⁴ whereupon one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who was to betray him, ⁵ said, why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, to be given to the poor? ⁶ this he said, not out of any concern for the poor; but because being purse-bearer he used to pilfer what was in bank. ⁷ then said Jesus, let her alone: against the day of my burial hath she kept this. ⁸ the poor you will always have with you; but me you will not always have. ⁹ a great multitude of Jews knowing that Jesus was there, went thither, not for his sake only, but likewise to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. ¹⁰ for the chief priests had resolved to put even Lazarus to death; ¹¹ because he was the occasion that many of the Jews left them, and believed on Jesus. ¹² The next day, a crowd of people that were come to the feast, hearing that Jesus was on the road to Jerusalem, took branches of palm-trees, ¹³ and went to meet him, crying, "Hosanna, blessed is the king of Israel that comes in the name of the Lord." ¹⁴ now Jesus was riding upon a young ass, which he got by the way; as it is written, ¹⁵ "fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy king comes sitting on an ass's colt." ¹⁶ this passage his disciples did not understand at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, they remembred how they had mounted him, and perceiv'd that those words related to him. ¹⁷ the people that were present testified, that he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead. ¹⁸ and it was upon the rumour of this miracle, that the people crowded to him. ¹⁹ the Pharisees therefore said among themselves, don't you perceive we lose ground? you see what a world of followers attend him. ²⁰ In the mean time, among the rest that came to worship at the feast, ²¹ there were certain Greeks, who address'd themselves to Philip, who was of Bethsaida in Galilee, saying, sir, we would fain see Jesus. ²² Philip went to tell Andrew: and then both of them mention'd it to Jesus. ²³ but Jesus answered them, saying, the time is come, when the son of man is to be glorified. ²⁴ verily, verily I say unto you, when a corn of wheat is thrown into the ground, there it lies a single grain unless it dies: but if it die, it becomes very fruitful. ²⁵ he that loveth his life, shall lose it: but he that sacrifices his life in this world, shall preserve it to eternity. ²⁶ if any man would serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall my servant be: whoever serves me, him will my father reward. ²⁷ "Now is my soul troubled; what! shall I say, father, save me from this concern? but for this cause am I come, even for this very concern. ²⁸ father, glorify thy name." then there came this voice from heaven, "I have glorified it, and will glorify it again." ²⁹ the people therefore present who heard the noise, said it was thunder: others said, an angel spake to him. ³⁰ Jesus said, this voice came not for my sake, but for yours. ³¹ now is this world condemn'd: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. ³² as for me, when I shall be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men unto me. ³³ (this he said to signify what death he should die.) ³⁴ Upon which the people said to him, we have learnt from the law, that the Messiah is to live for ever: why do you say then, the son of man must be lift up? who is this son of man? ³⁵ Jesus answer'd them, yet a little while is the light with you: walk while ye have the light, lest darkness surprize you: for he that walketh in darkness, does not know whither he goes. ³⁶ while ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. after having said these things, Jesus retir'd, and conceal'd himself from them. ³⁷ But though he had done so many miracles in their presence, yet they did not believe on him: ³⁸ so that the passage of Esaias the prophet was fulfilled, where he says, "Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? ³⁹ therefore they could not believe, according to what Esaias said in another place, "he hath blinded their eyes, ⁴⁰ and hardned their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them." ⁴¹ these things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. ⁴² nevertheless there were many even among the chief rulers, who believed on him; but they did not own it publickly for fear the Pharisees should excommunicate them. ⁴³ for they preferr'd their own reputation to the glory of God. ⁴⁴ Then Jesus rais'd his voice, and said, he that believeth on me, does not so much believe on me, as on him that sent me. ⁴⁵ and he that contemplates me, contemplates him that sent me. ⁴⁶ I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me, might not abide in darkness. ⁴⁷ but if any man hear my words, and does not believe them, it is not I that condemn him: for I came not to condemn the world, but to save the world. ⁴⁸ he that rejecteth me, and does not embrace my doctrine, hath one that condemns him: the doctrine that I have delivered, that shall condemn him in the last day. ⁴⁹ for I have not spoken for my self; but the father who sent me, he commission'd me, what I should teach, and what I should speak. ⁵⁰ and I know that it is a commission of eternal life: whatever therefore I say, I deliver just as the father directed me. ¹³ ¹ Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus perceiving that his hour was come, when he was to pass out of this world, and go to the father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. ² while they were at supper, (the devil having now put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him) Jesus, ³ though he knew that the father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and was going to God, ⁴ rose from supper, laid aside his garment, and took a towel to wrap about him. ⁵ after that, he poured water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. ⁶ then coming to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, Lord, what! would you wash my feet? ⁷ Jesus answered him, you don't at present comprehend what I am about: but hereafter you shall. ⁸ Peter said to him, you shall never wash my feet. Jesus answered, if I do not cleanse thee, you cannot partake with me. ⁹ Simon Peter said to him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. ¹⁰ Jesus said to him, he that comes out from bathing has occasion only to wash his feet, the rest of his body being clean: so you are clean, but not every one of you. ¹¹ for he knew who would betray him; therefore, said he, you are not every one of you clean. ¹² after he had washed their feet, he took his garment, and setting down again, he said to them, do you comprehend what I have been doing? ¹³ you call me master, and lord: and you are in the right; for so I am. ¹⁴ if I then, tho' lord and master, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. ¹⁵ for I have given you example, that you might behave to one another, as I have to you. ¹⁶ I declare unto you, the servant is not greater than his lord, neither he that is sent, greater than he that sent him. ¹⁷ if ye comprehend these things, happy are ye if ye put them in practice. ¹⁸ I say not this of you all; for I know whom I have chosen: and that passage of the scripture must be fulfilled, "He that eateth bread with me, hath lift up his heel against me." ¹⁹ I tell it you now before it happens, that when it is come to pass, you may believe that I am the Messias. ²⁰ I declare unto you, he that receiveth him that I send, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. ²¹ When Jesus utter'd these words, he was troubled in spirit, and said without disguise, I assure you, that one of you shall betray me. ²² then the disciples looked one on another, being in pain to know who he meant. ²³ now the favourite disciple of Jesus sat next to him at table. ²⁴ Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, to ask who it was he meant. ²⁵ then accordingly bending his head to Jesus's ear, he whisper'd, Lord, who is it? ²⁶ Jesus answered, he it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have made it. and when he had made the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. ²⁷ and after he had taken the sop, Satan entred into him. then said Jesus to him, what you do, do quickly. ²⁸ but the company at table did not know what he meant by saying so. ²⁹ for as Judas had the purse, some of them thought, that Jesus had ordered him to buy what was necessary against the feast: or give something to the poor. ³⁰ Judas then having received the sop, immediately went out: and it was night. ³¹ When he was gone, Jesus said, now is the son of man glorified, and God is glorified by him. ³² as God is glorified by him, so God will glorify him in himself, and will immediately glorify him. ³³ my dear children, I am with you but for a little while. you shall seek me: but as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, "where I am going you cannot come." ³⁴ a new commandment I give unto you, "that ye love one another; that you would have the same love for one another as I have had for you." ³⁵ by this mutual love shall all men know that you are my disciples. ³⁶ Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus answered him, you cannot at present follow me, where I am going; but hereafter you shall. ³⁷ Peter said to him, Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for your sake. ³⁸ Jesus answered him, you lay down your life for my sake! Verily, verily I say unto thee, the cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice. ¹⁴ ¹ Let not your heart be troubled: you trust in God, trust also in me. ² in my father's house are many mansions; however, I have told you, I am going to prepare a place for you: ³ and when I am gone, and have prepar'd a place for you, I will come again, to take you with me, that where I am there ye may be also. ⁴ and where I am going you know, and the way ye know. ⁵ Thomas said to him, Lord, we know not whither you are going, how then can we know the way? ⁶ Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man can come to the father, but by me. ⁷ if you had known me, you would likewise have known my father: and from henceforth you shall know him, nay, you have seen him. ⁸ Philip said to him, Lord shew us the father, and we are satisfied. ⁹ Jesus said to him, have I been with you so long, and don't you know me yet? Philip, he that hath seen me, hath seen the father; why then do you say, shew us the father? ¹⁰ don't you believe that I am in the father, and the father in me? the words that I speak unto you, I speak indeed, tho' not from my self; but as to the works, the father, who dwells in me, he is the agent. ¹¹ believe me, I am in the father, and the father in me: at least believe me upon account of the very works. ¹² I assure you, he that believeth on me, shall likewise perform the works that I do; nay, greater works than these shall he do; because for that end am I going to my father. ¹³ and if in my name ye shall ask any thing of the father, whereby he may be glorified by the son, I will effect it. ¹⁴ when ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. ¹⁵ if ye love me, keep my commandments. ¹⁶ and I will pray the father, and he shall give you another advocate, to abide with you for ever; ¹⁷ even the spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees nor knows him: but ye shall know him, for he shall dwell with you, and shall be in you. ¹⁸ I will not leave you orphans; I will come again to you. ¹⁹ yet a little while, and the world shall see me no more: but ye shall see me: because I shall live again, and ye shall live also. ²⁰ then shall you know, that I am in my father, and you in me, and I in you. ²¹ he that hath received my commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loves me: and he that loves me, shall be beloved by my father, and I will love him, and shew my self unto him. ²² Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, why Lord, will you show your self to us, and not to the world? ²³ Jesus answered him, he that loves me, will observe my precepts: and my father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. ²⁴ he does not love me, who does not observe my precepts: for the doctrine which you have heard, is not mine, but the father's who sent me. ²⁵ this is what I have to tell you, for the little time that I am with you. ²⁶ but the advocate, the holy spirit, whom the father will send for my sake, he will explain every thing to you, and make you remember, all that I have told you. ²⁷ I bid you farewell! I give you my last farewell; but I do not give it out of common formality: don't be concern'd for me, or apprehensive for your selves. ²⁸ ye have heard me say, "I am going away, and shall come again unto you." if ye loved me, ye would rejoice at my going to the father: for the father is greater than I. ²⁹ this I have told you now, before it come to pass, that when it is come to pass, ye may believe. my conversation will now be but short with you, ³⁰ for the prince of the world is coming: ³¹ not that he has any thing against me, but that the world may know that I love the father, by my executing the commands which my father gave me: arise, let us go hence. ¹⁵ ¹ I am the genuine vine, and my father is the vintager. ² every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he takes away: as for the branch that bears fruit, he prunes it clean, to make it more fruitful. ³ you are already clean by the instructions I have given you. ⁴ be attach'd to me, and I shall be so to you. as the branch cannot bear fruit of it self, except it be attach'd to the vine: so neither can you, except you continue attach'd to me. ⁵ I am the vine, you are the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for independent of me ye can do nothing. ⁶ if a man abide not in me, he is cast away as withered branches that are gather'd up to be thrown into the fire, where they are burned. ⁷ if ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask what ye will, and you shall obtain it. ⁸ my father will be honour'd by your bearing much fruit, and you will have the honour of being my disciples. ⁹ as the father has loved me, and I have loved you: so do you persevere in your love to me. ¹⁰ your love to me will be in keeping my commandments: even as I love my father by keeping his commandments. ¹¹ These things have I spoken to you, that you might have some present comfort, and that hereafter your joy might be compleat. ¹² this is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you. ¹³ there cannot be greater love than that of a man, who lays down his life for his friends. ¹⁴ you will be my friends, if you do what I have commanded you. ¹⁵ henceforth I do not treat you as servants; for the servant is unacquainted with his master's affairs: but I have treated you as friends; for what I have learnt of my father, I have communicated to you. ¹⁶ it was not you that chose me, but I that chose you, and establish'd you, that your travels may be fruitful, and your fruit be lasting: so that whatever ye shall ask of the father for my sake, he will give it you. ¹⁷ Above all I enjoin you, to love one another. ¹⁸ if the world hate you, consider that it hated me before it hated you. ¹⁹ if you were of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world does hate you. ²⁰ remember what I told you, "the servant is not greater than his master." if they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they have been spies upon my discourse, they will be so upon yours. ²¹ but all these things will they do unto you, out of hatred to my name, because they know not him that sent me. ²² if I had not appear'd, and inform'd them, they would have been innocent: but now they have no excuse for their sin. ²³ he that hateth me, hateth my father also. ²⁴ if I had not done among them such works as no other ever did, they had been innocent: but though they have seen them, yet they hate both me and my father. ²⁵ so that the passage is fulfilled that is written in their law, "they hated me without a cause." ²⁶ but when the advocate is come, whom I will send to you from the father, even the spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the father, he shall testify of me. ²⁷ and ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. ¹⁶ ¹ I have told you these things that ye may not be discouraged. ² they shall expel you out of the synagogues: yea, the time is coming, when it will be thought an agreeable sacrifice to God for any one to take away your lives. ³ and thus will they treat you, because they have not known the father, nor me. ⁴ but these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember what I now tell you. I did not tell you so much at the beginning, because, I was then to be with you. ⁵ but now I am going to him that sent me; yet none of you ask me now, whither are you going? ⁶ are your minds so overwhelm'd with sorrow at what I told you? ⁷ nevertheless, I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go away: for if I do not go away, the advocate will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him to you. ⁸ and when he is come, he will convince the world of sin, of justice, of judgment: ⁹ of sin, because they believ'd not on me; ¹⁰ of justice, because I shall be with my father, and ye shall see me no more expos'd: ¹¹ of judgment, because the prince of this world is condemn'd. ¹² I have yet many things to tell you, but ye cannot bear them now; ¹³ but when he, the spirit of truth shall come, he will inform you of all those truths: for he will not speak from himself; but the information he shall receive will he communicate: and acquaint you with what is to come. ¹⁴ he shall glorify me: for he will commuincate to you, the information, which I shall give him. ¹⁵ all that the father has is mine: that is the reason of my saying, "he shall communicate to you the information that I shall give him." ¹⁶ Within a little while ye shall not see me: but within a little while ye shall see me again, because I am going to the father. ¹⁷ then said some of his disciples among themselves, what is the meaning of his saying, "within a little while ye shall not see me: but within a little while ye shall see me again, because I am going to the father?" ¹⁸ for, said they, we cannot comprehend the meaning of that expression, "within a little while?" ¹⁹ now Jesus perceiving that they had a mind to ask him, said to them, are you sollicitous about what I said, "within a little while ye shall not see me: but within a little while ye shall see me again?" ²⁰ verily, verily I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. ²¹ a woman when she is in travail, is afflicted at the approach of her pains: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, the remembrance of her anguish, is lost in her joy, that a man is born into the world. ²² so you are afflicted at present: but I will see you again, and then shall your hearts be affected with joy, and your joy shall no one wrest from you. ²³ tho' then you cannot ask any thing of me in person, whatever ye shall ask the father in my name, I assure you he will grant it. ²⁴ hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be compleat. ²⁵ These things have I express'd in a figurative way: the time is coming when my language will be no longer enigmatical, but I shall give you a plain account relating to my father. ²⁶ though then ye shall ask in my name: I need not promise, that I will pray the father for you; ²⁷ for the father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I had my mission from God. ²⁸ I was sent by the father, and am come into the world: but now I leave the world, and am going to my father. ²⁹ His disciples said to him, what you say now is plain, and not enigmatical. ³⁰ now we are convinc'd that you know all our difficulties, and have no occasion that any man should propose them to you: by this we believe that you were sent from God. ³¹ Jesus answered them, you now believe. ³² but, alas, the time is coming, yea, is already come, when ye shall be dispers'd every one to his own retreat, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the father is with me. ³³ these things I have appriz'd you of, that ye might repose your confidence in me. the world shall give you trouble: but take courage, I have overcome the world.