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Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill.
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So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, "Lord, he whom you love is ill."
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But when Jesus heard it, he said, "This illness does not lead to death; rather it is for God's glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it."
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Accordingly, though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus,
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after having heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.
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Then after this he said to the disciples, "Let us go to Judea again."
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The disciples said to him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just now trying to stone you, and are you going there again?"
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Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day do not stumble, because they see the light of this world.
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But those who walk at night stumble, because the light is not in them."
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After saying this, he told them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him."
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The disciples said to him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be all right."