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The disciples said to him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover."
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Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep.
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Then Jesus told them plainly, "Laz'arus is dead;
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and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him."
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Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with him."
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Now when Jesus came, he found that Laz'arus had already been in the tomb four days.
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Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off,
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and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother.
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When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary sat in the house.
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Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
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And even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you."