Parallel Bible results for "John 11:1-16"

John 11:1-16

1 A certain man, Lazarus, was ill. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. (

1 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

2 This was the Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped his feet with her hair. Her brother Lazarus was ill.)

2 (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.)

3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, saying, "Lord, the one whom you love is ill."

3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.”

4 When he heard this, Jesus said, "This illness isn't fatal. It's for the glory of God so that God's Son can be glorified through it."

4 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.”

5 Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus.

5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

6 When he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed where he was. After two days,

6 So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days,

7 he said to his disciples, "Let's return to Judea again."

7 and then he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”

8 The disciples replied, "Rabbi, the Jewish opposition wants to stone you, but you want to go back?"

8 “But Rabbi,” they said, “a short while ago the Jews there tried to stone you, and yet you are going back?”

9 Jesus answered, "Aren't there twelve hours in the day? Whoever walks in the day doesn't stumble because they see the light of the world.

9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble, for they see by this world’s light.

10 But whoever walks in the night does stumble because the light isn't in them."

10 It is when a person walks at night that they stumble, for they have no light.”

11 He continued, "Our friend Lazarus is sleeping, but I am going in order to wake him up."

11 After he had said this, he went on to tell them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up.”

12 The disciples said, "Lord, if he's sleeping, he will get well."

12 His disciples replied, “Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.”

13 They thought Jesus meant that Lazarus was in a deep sleep, but Jesus had spoken about Lazarus' death.

13 Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.

14 Jesus told them plainly, "Lazarus has died.

14 So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,

15 For your sakes, I'm glad I wasn't there so that you can believe. Let's go to him."

15 and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”

16 Then Thomas (the one called Didymus) said to the other disciples, "Let us go too so that we may die with Jesus."

16 Then Thomas (also known as Didymus ) said to the rest of the disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”