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John 11:1-7
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A man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
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This was the same Mary who massaged the Lord's feet with aromatic oils and then wiped them with her hair. It was her brother Lazarus who was sick.
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So the sisters sent word to Jesus, "Master, the one you love so very much is sick."
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When Jesus got the message, he said, "This sickness is not fatal. It will become an occasion to show God's glory by glorifying God's Son."
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Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus,
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but oddly, when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed on where he was for two more days.
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After the two days, he said to his disciples, "Let's go back to Judea."
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Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.