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Then they took away the stone [from the place] where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up [his] eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me:
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And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people who stand by, I said [it], that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
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And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
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And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith to them, Loose him, and let him go.
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Then many of the Jews who came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
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But some of them went to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.
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Then the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and said, What do we? for this man performeth many miracles.
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If we let him thus alone, all [men] will believe on him: and the Romans will come, and take away both our place and nation.
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And one of them, [named] Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said to them, Ye know nothing at all,
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Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
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And this he spoke not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;