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 αλλα 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 ιησουσ ερχεται υπηντησεν αυτω μαρια δε εν τω οικω εκαθεζετο 21 ειπεν ουν 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 ει 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 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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- Romans 16:25–27 stands after 14:23 (as 14:24–26), as in most Byzantine manuscripts.
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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
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“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)