Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus
of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Mary who anointed
the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus
was ill. So the sisters sent to him, saying, "Lord, he whom you love is
ill." But when Jesus heard it he said, "This illness does not lead to
death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified
through it."
Now Jesus loved Martha and her
sister and Lazarus. So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days
longer in the place where he was. Then after this he said to the disciples,
"Let us go to Judea again." The disciples said to him, "Rabbi,
the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there
again?" Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If
anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this
world. But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not
in him." After saying these things, he said to them, "Our friend Lazarus
has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him." The disciples said to him,
"Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover."
Now Jesus had
spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. Then
Jesus told them plainly, "Lazarus has died, and for your sake I am glad
that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him." So
Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go,
that we may die with him." (ESV)
This reading is taken from Thirty Scripture Readings on God's
Amazing Power. The complete book can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005HEHSNQ
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version, copyright © 2001,
Wheaton: Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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