When Jesus arrived, he found that
Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem,
some two miles away, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to
console them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she
went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. Martha said to Jesus, "Lord,
if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that
God will give you whatever you ask of him." Jesus said to her, "Your
brother will rise again." Martha said to him, "I know that he will
rise again in the resurrection on the last day." Jesus said to her,
"I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though
they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.
Do you believe this?" She said to him, "Yes, Lord, I believe that you
are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world." (NRSV)
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
NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION BIBLE, copyright 1989, Division
of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the
United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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