John 11:1-8

1 A man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

2 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.

3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, "Master, the one you love so very much is sick."

4 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."

5 Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus,

6 but oddly, when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed on where he was for two more days.

7 After the two days, he said to his disciples, "Let's go back to Judea."

8 They said, "Rabbi, you can't do that. The Jews are out to kill you, and you're going back?"