John 11

Written from memory




1. Now a certain man was sick named Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 

2. It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 





3. Therefore his sisters sent unto him saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 

4.  When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but 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. When he had heard that he was sick therefore, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. 







7. Then after that saith he unto his disciples, Let us go into Judea again. 

8. His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee, and goest thou thither again? 

9. Jesus answered, Are not there twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. 

10. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him. 











11. These things said he, and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is sick, but I go that I may awake him out of sleep. 

12. Then said they unto him, Lord if he sleep he shall do well. 

13. Howbeit, Jesus spake of his death, but his disciples thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. 

14. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

15. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent you may believe. Nevertheless let us go unto him. 








16. Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus,  unto his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. 

17. Then when Jesus was come he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. 

18. Now Bethany is nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off. 

19. And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary to comfort them concerning their brother. 










20. Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him, but Mary sat still in the house. 

21. Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord if thou hadst been here my brother had not died. 

22. But I know that even now whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.  

23. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. 








24. Martha saith unto him, I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day. 

25. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life. He that believed in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.

26. And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.  Believest thou this?

27. She said unto him, Yea Lord, I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.








28. And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly saying, The Master is come and calleth for thee. 

29. As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. 

30. Now Jesus was not yet in the town, but at that place where Martha met him. 

31. Then the Jews which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth to the grave to weep there.


32. Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord if thou hadst been here my brother had not died. 




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33. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping also which came with he, he groaned in the spirit and was troubled. 

34. And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. 

35.  Jesus wept. 

36. Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him. 

37. And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?  

38. Jesus therefore again groaning in himself, cometh to the grave. It was a cave and a stone lay upon it. 

39. Jesus said, Take ye away the stone.  Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith, Lord, by this time he stinketh, for he hath been dead four days. 

40. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee that if thou wouldst believe thou shouldest see the glory of God.  

41. Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid.  Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. 

42. And I knew that thou hearest me always, but because of th people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou sent me. 

43. When he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 

44. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and feet with grave clothes, and his face bound about with a napkin.  Jesus saith unto them, Loose him and let him go. 

45. Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. 

46. But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. 

47. Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? For this man doeth many miracle. 

48. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him, and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.  

49. And one of them named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all. 

50. Nor consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and that the nation perish not. 

51. And this he spake not of himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation. 

52. And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God which were scattered abroad. 

53. Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death. 

54. Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but went thence unto the country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and continued there with his disciples.

55. And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand, and many went out of the country,  up to Jerusalem, before the passover, to purify themselves. 

56. Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves as they stood in the temple, What think ye? that he will not come to the feast?

57.  Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment that if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.