It was a cave and a
stone lay upon it. Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister
of Lazarus, said, Lord, by this time there will be a stench, he has
been dead for four days. Jesus said to her, Did I not tell you that, if
you believe, you would see the glory of God? They removed the stone
from the grave.
Then Jesus lifted His eyes and said, Father, I thank you for hearing
me. And I know that you hear me always. For the sake of those standing
here, I say this so they may believe that you sent me. Then Jesus cried
out in a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. Now he who was dead came
forth bound hand and foot with graveclothes and his face was wound
about with a scarf. Jesus said to them, Loose him and let him go.
Many of the Jews who saw the things Jesus did, believed in Him. But
some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what was done. Then
the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What
can we do? This man does many miracles? If we leave Him alone, everyone
will believe in Him and the Romans will come and take away both our
land and our nation.
One of them, named Caiaphas, who was the high priest that year, said to
them, You know nothing at all, nor do you consider it expedient that
one man should die so the whole nation does not perish. He said this
not of himself, but as high priest, he prophesied that Jesus should die
for that nation, and not for that nation only, but also for the
children of God who were scattered abroad.
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