1-3. A man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 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. 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.”
8. They said, “Rabbi, you can’t do that. The Jews are out to kill you, and you’re going back?”
11. He said these things, and then announced, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. I’m going to wake him up.”