Mary of Bethany

38Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

As they traveled, Jesus came to a village. A woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.

39And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.

Martha had a sister named Mary. Mary sat down at Jesus' feet and listened to what he said.

40But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

But Martha was busy with all the work of serving. She came to Jesus and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me."

41And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:

Jesus answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things."

42But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

"But only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, and no one will take it away from her."

1Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany. That was the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

2(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

This Mary was the one who poured sweet-smelling oil on the Lord's feet. She wiped his feet with her hair. Lazarus was her brother.

3Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus. They said, "Lord, your dear friend is sick."

4When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

Jesus heard this and said, "This sickness will not end in death. It will show how great God is. It will show how great God's Son is."

5Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

6When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

But when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was for two more days.

7Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

After that he said to his followers, "Let us go back to Judea."

8His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

They said, "Teacher, people there just tried to kill you with stones. Are you going back?"

9Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

Jesus answered, "There are twelve hours of daylight in a day. If someone walks in the daytime, he does not trip. He can see by the light of this world."

10But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

"But if someone walks at night, he trips. He has no light to see by."

11These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

Then Jesus said, "Our friend Lazarus is asleep. I am going there to wake him up."

12Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.

His followers said, "Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better."

13Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

Jesus meant that Lazarus had died. But they thought he meant ordinary sleep.

14Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

So Jesus told them plainly, "Lazarus is dead."

15And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

"I am glad for you that I was not there. Now you will believe. Let us go to him."

16Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.

Thomas, who was also called Didymus, spoke to the other followers. He said, "Let us go too. Then we can die with him."

17Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

When Jesus got there, Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days.

18Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:

Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away.

19And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

Many Jewish people had come to Martha and Mary. They came to comfort them about their brother.

20Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

Martha heard that Jesus was coming and went out to meet him. Mary stayed in the house.

21Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died."

22But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.

"But even now I know this. God will give you whatever you ask him for."

23Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again."

24Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

Martha said, "I know he will rise on the last day, when God raises the dead."

25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Jesus said to her, "I am the one who raises the dead. I am life itself. Anyone who trusts me will live, even if he dies."

26And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

"And everyone who lives and trusts me will never die. Do you believe this?"

27She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

She said, "Yes, Lord. I believe you are the Christ, the king God promised to send. You are God's Son, the one who was coming into the world."

28And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.

Then Martha went and called her sister Mary quietly. She said, "The Teacher is here. He is asking for you."

29As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.

As soon as Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him.

30Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.

Jesus had not come into the town yet. He was still where Martha had met him.

31The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.

The people in the house were comforting Mary. They saw her get up fast and go out. They followed her. They thought she was going to the tomb to cry.

32Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

Mary came to Jesus and saw him. She fell down at his feet. She said, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died."

33When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,

Jesus saw her crying. He saw the people with her crying too. Deep sadness moved him, and he was troubled inside.

34And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.

He asked, "Where have you put him?" They said, "Lord, come and see."

35Jesus wept.

Jesus cried.

36Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!

Then the people said, "Look how much he loved him!"

37And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

But some of them said, "He opened the eyes of a blind man. Could he not have kept Lazarus from dying?"

38Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

Jesus was moved deeply again. He came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the door.

39Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

Jesus said, "Take the stone away." Martha, the dead man's sister, said, "Lord, he will smell bad by now. He has been dead four days."

40Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

Jesus said to her, "I told you something. If you believed, you would see how great God is."

41Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

So they took the stone away. Jesus looked up and said, "Father, thank you for hearing me."

42And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

"I know you always hear me. I said it for the people standing here. Now they can believe that you sent me."

43And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

Then he called out in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!"

44And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

The man who had died came out. Strips of cloth were wrapped around his hands and feet. A cloth covered his face. Jesus said, "Take the cloths off him. Let him go."

45Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

Many of the Jewish people who had come to Mary saw what Jesus did. They believed in him.

46But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.

But some of them went to the Pharisees. The Pharisees were leaders who taught God's rules. They told them what Jesus had done.

1Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

Six days before Passover, Jesus came to the town of Bethany. Passover was a holiday the Jewish people kept each year. Lazarus lived there. He was the man Jesus had brought back to life.

2There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

The people there made a dinner for Jesus. Martha served the food. Lazarus sat at the table with Jesus.

3Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

Mary brought about a pint of sweet-smelling oil called nard. It cost a lot of money. She poured it on Jesus' feet. Then she wiped his feet with her hair. The whole house smelled like the oil.

4Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him,

Then one of Jesus' followers spoke up. It was Judas Iscariot. He was the one who would later hand Jesus over to his enemies.

5Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

He said, "Why wasn't this oil sold for three hundred silver coins? The money could have been given to poor people."

6This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.

Judas did not say this because he cared about poor people. He said it because he was a thief. He carried the money bag, and he took money out of it.

7Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.

Jesus said, "Leave her alone. She saved this oil for the day I am buried.

8For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.

"Poor people will always be with you. But I will not always be here with you."

9Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

A big crowd of Jewish people heard that Jesus was in Bethany. They came to see Jesus. They also came to see Lazarus, the man Jesus raised from the dead.

10But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;

So the chief priests, the top leaders at the temple, made a plan to kill Lazarus too.

11Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

Because of Lazarus, many Jewish people were leaving those leaders and believing in Jesus.