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But when Jesus heard it, he said, "This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God's Son may be glorified by it."
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Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
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When therefore he heard that he was sick, he stayed at that time two days in the place where he was.
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Then after this he said to the disciples, "Let's go into Judea again."
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The disciples told him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just trying to stone you, and are you going there again?"
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Jesus answered, "Aren't there twelve hours of daylight? If a man walks in the day, he doesn't stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
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But if a man walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light isn't in him."
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He said these things, and after that, he said to them, "Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep."
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The disciples therefore 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 spoke of taking rest in sleep.
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So Jesus said to them plainly then, "Lazarus is dead.