Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. However, He stayed where
He was for two more days. Then He said to His disciples, Let us now go
into Judaea. His disciples said, Master, the Jews tried to stone you
and you are going there again? Jesus answered, Are there not twelve
hours in the day? If any man walks in the daylight, he does not stumble
because he sees the light of this world. But if a man walks at night,
he stumbles because there is no light in him.
Then He said to them, Our friend Lazarus sleeps but I am going to wake
him. His disciples replied, Lord, if he sleeps, he will be fine. Jesus
spoke about death but they thought He had spoken about taking rest in
sleep. Jesus, then, said to them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And I am
glad, for your sakes, that I was not there, so you may believe moreso.
Let us go to him. Then Thomas, called Didymus, said to his fellow
disciples, Let us also go so we may die with Him.
When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already lain in the grave
for four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem and many of the Jews came to
Martha and her sister, Mary, to comfort them over the loss of their
brother. As soon as she heard that Jesus was on His way, Martha went
and met Him, but Mary remained in the house. Martha then said to Jesus,
Lord, if you had been here my brother would not have died.
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