1 ην δε τις ασθενων λαζαρος απο βηθανιας, εκ της κωμης μαριας και μαρθας της αδελφης αυτης. 2 ην δε μαρια η αλειψασα τον κυριον μυρω και εκμαξασα τους ποδας αυτου ταις θριξιν αυτης, ης ο αδελφος λαζαρος ησθενει. 3 απεστειλαν ουν αι αδελφαι προς αυτον λεγουσαι· κυριε, ιδε ον φιλεις ασθενει. 4 ακουσας δε ο ιησους ειπεν· αυτη η ασθενεια ουκ εστιν προς θανατον, αλλ υπερ της δοξης του θεου, ινα δοξασθη ο υιος του θεου δι αυτης. 5 ηγαπα δε ο ιησους την μαρθαν και την αδελφην αυτης και τον λαζαρον. 6 ως ουν ηκουσεν οτι ασθενει, τοτε μεν εμεινεν εν ω ην τοπω δυο ημερας· 7 επειτα μετα τουτο λεγει τοις μαθηταις· αγωμεν εις την ιουδαιαν παλιν. 8 λεγουσιν αυτω οι μαθηται· ραββι, νυν εζητουν σε λιθασαι οι ιουδαιοι, και παλιν υπαγεις εκει; 9 απεκριθη ιησους· ουχι δωδεκα εισιν ωραι της ημερας; εαν τις περιπατη εν τη ημερα, ου προσκοπτει, οτι το φως του κοσμου τουτου βλεπει· 10 εαν δε τις περιπατη εν τη νυκτι, προσκοπτει, οτι το φως ουκ εστιν εν αυτω. 11 ταυτα ειπεν, και μετα τουτο λεγει αυτοις· λαζαρος ο φιλος ημων κεκοιμηται· αλλα πορευομαι ινα εξυπνισω αυτον. 12 ειπον ουν οι μαθηται αυτου· κυριε, ει κεκοιμηται, σωθησεται. 13 ειρηκει δε ο ιησους περι του θανατου αυτου· εκεινοι δε εδοξαν οτι περι της κοιμησεως του υπνου λεγει. 14 τοτε ουν ειπεν αυτοις ο ιησους παρρησια· λαζαρος απεθανεν, 15 και χαιρω δι υμας, ινα πιστευσητε, οτι ουκ ημην εκει· αλλ αγωμεν προς αυτον. 16 ειπεν ουν θωμας ο λεγομενος διδυμος τοις συμμαθηταις· αγωμεν και ημεις ινα αποθανωμεν μετ αυτου. 17 ελθων ουν ο ιησους ευρεν αυτον τεσσαρας ημερας ηδη εχοντα εν τω μνημειω. 18 ην δε η βηθανια εγγυς των ιεροσολυμων ως απο σταδιων δεκαπεντε, 19 και πολλοι εκ των ιουδαιων εληλυθεισαν προς τας περι μαρθαν και μαριαν ινα παραμυθησωνται αυτας περι του αδελφου αυτων. 20 η ουν μαρθα ως ηκουσεν οτι ο ιησους ερχεται, υπηντησεν αυτω· μαρια δε εν τω οικω εκαθεζετο. 21 ειπεν ουν [η] μαρθα προς τον ιησουν· κυριε, ει ης ωδε, ο αδελφος μου ουκ αν ετεθνηκει. 22 αλλα και νυν οιδα οτι οσα αν αιτηση τον θεον, δωσει σοι ο θεος. 23 λεγει αυτη ο ιησους· αναστησεται ο αδελφος σου. 24 λεγει αυτω μαρθα· οιδα οτι αναστησεται εν τη αναστασει εν τη εσχατη ημερα. 25 ειπεν αυτη ο ιησους· εγω ειμι η αναστασις και η ζωη. ο πιστευων εις εμε, καν αποθανη, ζησεται· 26 και πας ο ζων και πιστευων εις εμε ου μη αποθανη εις τον αιωνα. πιστευεις τουτο; 27 λεγει αυτω· ναι, κυριε, εγω πεπιστευκα οτι συ ο χριστος ο υιος του θεου ο εις τον κοσμον ερχομενος. 28 και ταυτα ειπουσα απηλθεν και εφωνησεν μαριαν την αδελφην αυτης λαθρα ειπουσα· ο διδασκαλος παρεστιν και φωνει σε. 29 εκεινη ως ηκουσεν, εγειρεται ταχυ και ερχεται προς αυτον. 30 ουπω δε εληλυθει ο ιησους εις την κωμην, αλλ ην εν τω τοπω οπου υπηντησεν αυτω η μαρθα. 31 οι ουν ιουδαιοι οι οντες μετ αυτης εν τη οικια και παραμυθουμενοι αυτην, ιδοντες την μαριαν οτι ταχεως ανεστη και εξηλθεν, ηκολουθησαν αυτη, λεγοντες οτι υπαγει εις το μνημειον ινα κλαυση εκει. 32 η ουν μαρια ως ηλθεν οπου ην ο ιησους, ιδουσα αυτον επεσεν αυτου εις τους ποδας λεγουσα αυτω· κυριε, ει ης ωδε, ουκ αν απεθανεν μου ο αδελφος. 33 ιησους ουν ως ειδεν αυτην κλαιουσαν και τους συνελθοντας αυτη ιουδαιους κλαιοντας, ενεβριμησατο τω πνευματι και εταραξεν εαυτον, 34 και ειπεν· που τεθεικατε αυτον; λεγουσιν αυτω· κυριε, ερχου και ιδε. 35 εδακρυσεν ο ιησους. 36 ελεγον ουν οι ιουδαιοι· ιδε πως εφιλει αυτον· 37 τινες δε εξ αυτων ειπον· ουκ ηδυνατο ουτος, ο ανοιξας τους οφθαλμους του τυφλου, ποιησαι ινα και ουτος μη αποθανη; 38 ιησους ουν, παλιν εμβριμωμενος εν εαυτω, ερχεται εις το μνημειον· ην δε σπηλαιον, και λιθος επεκειτο επ αυτω. 39 λεγει ο ιησους· αρατε τον λιθον. λεγει αυτω η αδελφη του τεθνηκοτος μαρθα· κυριε, ηδη οζει· τεταρταιος γαρ εστιν. 40 λεγει αυτη ο ιησους· ουκ ειπον σοι οτι εαν πιστευσης, οψει την δοξαν του θεου; 41 ηραν ουν τον λιθον ου ην ο τεθνηκως κειμενος. ο δε ιησους ηρεν τους οφθαλμους ανω και ειπεν· πατερ, ευχαριστω σοι οτι ηκουσας μου. 42 εγω δε ηδειν οτι παντοτε μου ακουεις· αλλα δια τον οχλον τον περιεστωτα ειπον, ινα πιστευσωσιν οτι συ με απεστειλας. 43 και ταυτα ειπων φωνη μεγαλη εκραυγασεν· λαζαρε, δευρο εξω. 44 και εξηλθεν ο τεθνηκως δεδεμενος τους ποδας και τας χειρας κειριαις, και η οψις αυτου σουδαριω περιεδεδετο. λεγει αυτοις ο ιησους· λυσατε αυτον και αφετε υπαγειν. 45 πολλοι ουν εκ των ιουδαιων, οι ελθοντες προς την μαριαν και θεασαμενοι α εποιησεν ο ιησους, επιστευσαν εις αυτον. 46 τινες δε εξ αυτων απηλθον προς τους φαρισαιους και ειπον αυτοις α εποιησεν ο ιησους. 47 συνηγαγον ουν οι αρχιερεις και οι φαρισαιοι συνεδριον και ελεγον· τι ποιουμεν, οτι ουτος ο ανθρωπος πολλα σημεια ποιει; 48 εαν αφωμεν αυτον ουτως, παντες πιστευσουσιν εις αυτον, και ελευσονται οι ρωμαιοι και αρουσιν ημων και τον τοπον και το εθνος. 49 εις δε τις εξ αυτων καιαφας, αρχιερευς ων του ενιαυτου εκεινου, ειπεν αυτοις· υμεις ουκ οιδατε ουδεν, 50 ουδε διαλογιζεσθε οτι συμφερει ημιν ινα εις ανθρωπος αποθανη υπερ του λαου και μη ολον το εθνος αποληται. 51 τουτο δε αφ εαυτου ουκ ειπεν, αλλα αρχιερευς ων του ενιαυτου εκεινου προεφητευσεν οτι εμελλεν ο ιησους αποθνησκειν υπερ του εθνους, 52 και ουχ υπερ του εθνους μονον, αλλ ινα και τα τεκνα του θεου τα διεσκορπισμενα συναγαγη εις εν. 53 απ εκεινης ουν της ημερας συνεβουλευσαντο ινα αποκτεινωσιν αυτον. 54 ιησους ουν ουκετι παρρησια περιεπατει εν τοις ιουδαιοις, αλλα απηλθεν εκειθεν εις την χωραν εγγυς της ερημου, εις εφραιμ λεγομενην πολιν, κακει διετριβεν μετα των μαθητων αυτου. 55 ην δε εγγυς το πασχα των ιουδαιων, και ανεβησαν πολλοι εις ιεροσολυμα εκ της χωρας προ του πασχα ινα αγνισωσιν εαυτους. 56 εζητουν ουν τον ιησουν και ελεγον μετ αλληλων εν τω ιερω εστηκοτες· τι δοκει υμιν, οτι ου μη ελθη εις την εορτην; 57 δεδωκεισαν δε και οι αρχιερεις και οι φαρισαιοι εντολην ινα εαν τις γνω που εστιν, μηνυση, οπως πιασωσιν αυτον.
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- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
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Lazarus
A man of Bethany, brother of Mary and Martha, whom Jesus loved and raised from the dead and who was later at table with Him.
Cited in the guide: John 11:1; John 11:5; John 12:1
Martha
A woman of Bethany who received Jesus into her home, was distracted with serving, and whose brother Lazarus Jesus raised.
Cited in the guide: Luke 10:38; John 11:1; John 11:5
Mary
Sister of Martha and Lazarus of Bethany, who sat at Jesus' feet to listen and who anointed the Lord's feet with perfume and wiped them with her hair.
Cited in the guide: Luke 10:39; John 11:1; John 11:2
Thomas
One of the Twelve, called Didymus, who said 'Let us also go, so that we may die with Him', was absent when Jesus first appeared, and was among those who fished with the disciples…
Cited in the guide: Matthew 10:3; John 11:16; John 20:24
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Bethany
Bethany was Jesus' lodging near Jerusalem during Passion week and the home of Lazarus. Luke sets the Ascension close by.
Cited in the guide: John 11:1; John 12:1; Luke 24:50
Cross references (56)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 John 12:17; Luke 10:38–42; John 12:9; 2 Kings 20:1–12; John 11:11
- 2 John 12:3; Matthew 26:6–7; Mark 14:3; Luke 7:37–38
- 3 John 11:5; Revelation 3:19; Hebrews 12:6–7; John 13:23; Psalm 16:3
- 4 John 11:40; John 9:3; 1 Peter 4:14; John 5:23; John 17:5
- 5 John 15:9–13; John 11:36; John 17:26; John 16:27; John 11:8
- 6 Isaiah 30:18; Isaiah 55:8–9; Genesis 42:24; Genesis 22:14; Genesis 43:29–31
- 7 Acts 20:22–24; Acts 15:36; Luke 9:51; John 10:40–42
- 8 John 10:31; John 8:59; Acts 21:12–13; Matthew 16:21–23; John 10:39
- 9 John 9:4; John 12:35; Jeremiah 31:9; Luke 13:31–33; Proverbs 3:23
- 10 Proverbs 4:18–19; 1 John 2:10–11; Jeremiah 13:16; Jeremiah 20:11; Ecclesiastes 2:14
- 11 Daniel 12:2; John 11:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:10; John 11:43–44; Matthew 27:52
- 13 Matthew 9:24
- 14 John 16:25; John 16:29; John 10:24
- 15 2 Timothy 2:10; John 14:10–11; 1 John 5:13; John 11:4; Isaiah 54:15
- 16 John 13:37; Matthew 26:35; Matthew 10:3; Luke 6:15; Mark 3:18
- 17 John 11:39; Hosea 6:2; Acts 2:27–31; John 2:19
- 18 Luke 24:13; Revelation 14:20; John 11:1; Revelation 21:16; John 6:19
- 19 Job 2:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:11; John 11:31; 2 Corinthians 1:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:18
- 20 1 Thessalonians 4:17; Luke 10:38–42; Matthew 25:1; John 11:30; Acts 10:25
- 21 John 11:32; Matthew 9:18; 1 Kings 17:18; Psalm 78:19; John 11:37
- 22 John 9:31; John 11:41–42; Mark 9:23; Matthew 28:18; Hebrews 11:17–19
- 23 John 11:43–44
- 24 Daniel 12:2–3; Acts 24:15; John 5:28–29; Isaiah 26:19; Acts 17:31–32
- 25 1 Thessalonians 4:14; John 3:36; 1 John 5:11–12; John 1:4; Romans 8:10–11
- 26 John 10:28; John 5:24; Romans 8:13; 1 John 5:10–12; John 8:51–53
- 27 Matthew 16:16; John 6:14; John 6:69; Malachi 3:1; 1 John 5:1
- 28 John 13:13; John 11:20; Mark 10:49; John 20:16; 1 Thessalonians 4:17–18
- 29 Psalm 27:8; Proverbs 15:23; Song of Songs 3:1–4; Psalm 119:59–60; Proverbs 27:17
- 30 John 11:20
- 31 John 11:19; 2 Samuel 12:16–18; Genesis 37:35; 1 Corinthians 2:15
- 32 John 11:21; Luke 5:8; Luke 17:16; Luke 8:41; Revelation 5:14
- 33 John 11:38; John 12:27; Mark 3:5; Romans 12:15; Genesis 43:30–31
- 34 Matthew 28:6; John 20:2; Mark 16:6; Mark 15:47; John 1:39
- 35 Luke 19:41; Hebrews 4:15; John 11:33; Isaiah 53:3; Psalm 119:136
- 36 John 11:3; 1 John 3:1; Revelation 1:5; 1 John 4:9–10; Ephesians 5:2
- 37 John 9:6–7; Psalm 78:19–20; John 11:32; Luke 23:35; Matthew 27:40–42
- 38 John 11:33; Matthew 27:60; Luke 24:2; Genesis 23:19; Isaiah 22:16
- 39 John 11:17; Psalm 49:7; Mark 16:3; Philippians 3:21; Genesis 3:19
- 40 John 11:4; John 11:23–26; Romans 4:17–25; Psalm 63:2; John 1:14
- 41 Matthew 11:25; John 17:1; Psalm 123:1; Philippians 4:6; Luke 10:21
- 42 John 3:17; John 17:21; Hebrews 7:25; 1 John 4:14; Hebrews 5:7
- 43 2 Kings 4:33–36; Acts 9:40; Acts 9:34; Luke 7:14–15; 1 Kings 17:21–22
- 44 John 5:25; John 20:7; John 11:25–26; Luke 7:15; John 5:21
- 45 John 11:19; John 2:23; John 12:42; John 12:17–19; John 7:31
- 46 Luke 16:30–31; John 9:13; Acts 5:25; John 5:15–16; John 12:37
- 47 Matthew 26:3; Acts 4:16–17; Matthew 5:22; Acts 4:5–6; John 2:11
- 48 1 Thessalonians 2:15–16; Daniel 9:26–27; Matthew 23:35–38; Zechariah 14:1–2; Matthew 27:25
- 49 Proverbs 26:12; Matthew 26:3; John 18:13–14; John 11:51; Luke 3:2
- 50 John 18:14; Luke 24:46; Romans 3:8; John 19:12; John 11:48
- 51 2 Corinthians 5:21; Daniel 9:26; 1 Samuel 23:9; Matthew 20:28; Exodus 28:30
- 52 John 10:16; Isaiah 49:6; 1 John 2:2; 1 Peter 1:1; Ephesians 1:9–10
- 53 Acts 5:33; Acts 9:23; Psalm 2:2; Matthew 26:59; John 11:47
- 54 John 7:1; John 7:4; 2 Chronicles 13:19; John 7:13; John 18:20
- 55 2 Chronicles 30:17–20; Hebrews 9:13–14; John 2:13; Exodus 19:10; John 6:4
- 56 John 7:11; John 11:7–8
- 57 Psalm 109:4; John 10:39; John 9:22; John 5:16–18; John 8:59
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Among all the miracles wrought by our Lord Jesus Christ, the resurrection of Lazarus holds a foremost place in preaching. But if we consider attentively who did it, our duty is to rejoice rather than to wonder.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
Many men, when they see any of those who are pleasing to God suffering anything terrible, as, for instance, having fallen into sickness, or poverty, and any other the like, are offended, not knowing that to those especially dear to God it belongeth to endure these things; since Lazarus also was one of the friends of Christ, and was sick.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)
Then, when He had raised Lazarus from the dead, and plots were formed against Him by the Pharisees, He withdrew to a city called Ephraim; and from that place, as it is written "He came to Bethany six days before the passover," and going up from Bethany to Jerusalem, He there ate the passover, and suffered on the day following.
When, therefore, we read in the Gospel that the hard-heartedness of the Jews moved Him to sorrowful indignation, that He said, "I am glad for your sakes, to the intent ye may believe," that when about to raise Lazarus He even shed tears, that He earnestly desired to eat the passover with His disciples, that as His passion drew near …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
… Lazarus, added also a prayer; and then, lest this should make Him appear less than Him that begat Him, He, to correct this suspicion, added, "I said these things, because of the people which standeth by, that they may believe that thou hast sent me." And neither doth He work all things as one who acted by His own power, …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)