1Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, 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.) 3Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest 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. 5Now 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. 7Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judæa again. 8His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? 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. 10But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him. 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. 12Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. 13Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. 14Then said Jesus unto 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. 16Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. 17Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. 18Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: 19And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. 20Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. 21Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 22But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. 23Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. 24Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. 25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? 27She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come 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. 29As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. 30Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha 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. 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. 33When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, 34And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. 35Jesus wept. 36Then said the Jews, Behold how 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? 38Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 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. 40Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? 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. 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. 43And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 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. 45Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. 46But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.
47¶ Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. 48If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. 49And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, 50Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. 51And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; 52And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad. 53Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death. 54Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
55¶ And the Jews’ passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves. 56Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast? 57Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.
Ang Pagkamatay ni Lazarus
1-2May isang lalaki na ang pangalan ay Lazarus. Siya at ang mga kapatid niyang sina Maria at Marta ay nakatira sa Betania. Si Maria ang nagbuhos ng pabango sa paa ng Panginoon at pagkatapos ay pinunasan niya ng kanyang buhok. Nagkasakit si Lazarus, 3kaya nagpasabi ang magkapatid na babae kay Jesus na may sakit ang minamahal niyang kaibigan. 4Nang mabalitaan ito ni Jesus, sinabi niya, “Ang sakit na itoʼy hindi tungo sa kamatayan. Nagkasakit siya upang maparangalan ang Dios, at sa pamamagitan nitoʼy maparangalan din ang Anak ng Dios.”
5Mahal ni Jesus ang magkakapatid na Marta, Maria at Lazarus. 6Pero nang mabalitaan niyang may sakit si Lazarus, nanatili pa siya ng dalawang araw sa kinaroroonan niya. 7Pagkalipas ng dalawang araw, sinabi niya sa mga tagasunod niya, “Bumalik na tayo sa Judea.” 8Sumagot sila, “Guro, kamakailan lang ay tinangka kayong batuhin ng mga Judio. Bakit pa kayo babalik doon?” 9Sumagot si Jesus, “Hindi baʼt may 12 oras sa maghapon? Kaya ang naglalakad sa araw ay hindi natitisod, dahil maliwanag pa. 10Ngunit ang naglalakad sa gabi ay natitisod, dahil wala na sa kanya ang liwanag.” 11Pagkatapos, sinabi pa ni Jesus, “Ang kaibigan nating si Lazarus ay natutulog. Pupunta ako roon upang gisingin siya.” 12Sinabi ng mga tagasunod niya, “Panginoon, kung natutulog siya, gagaling pa siya.” 13Ang akala nilaʼy natutulog lang si Lazarus, pero ang ibig sabihin ni Jesus ay patay na ito. 14Kaya tinapat sila ni Jesus, “Patay na si Lazarus. 15Ngunit nagpapasalamat ako na wala ako roon, dahil ang gagawin kong himala sa kanya ay para sa kabutihan ninyo, upang lalo pa kayong sumampalataya sa akin.11:15 upang lalo pa kayong sumampalataya sa akin: o, upang lalo pang lumakas ang pananampalataya ninyo sa akin. Tayo na, puntahan natin siya.” 16Si Tomas na tinatawag na Kambal ay nagsabi sa mga kapwa niya tagasunod, “Sumama tayo sa kanya, kahit mamatay tayong kasama niya.”
Binuhay ni Jesus ang Patay
17Nang dumating si Jesus sa Betania, nalaman niyang apat na araw nang nakalibing si Lazarus. 18May tatlong kilometro lang ang layo ng Betania sa Jerusalem, 19kaya maraming Judio galing sa Jerusalem ang dumalaw kina Marta at Maria upang makiramay sa pagkamatay ng kanilang kapatid.
20Nang marinig ni Marta na dumarating na si Jesus, sinalubong niya ito; pero si Maria ay naiwan sa bahay. 21Sinabi ni Marta kay Jesus, “Panginoon, kung nandito kayo ay hindi sana namatay ang kapatid ko. 22Ngunit kahit ngayon, alam kong ibibigay sa inyo ng Dios ang anumang hilingin nʼyo sa kanya.” 23Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanya, “Muling mabubuhay ang kapatid mo.” 24Sumagot si Marta, “Alam ko pong mabubuhay siyang muli sa huling araw, kapag bubuhayin na ang mga namatay.” 25Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanya, “Ako ang bumubuhay sa mga namatay, at ako rin ang nagbibigay ng buhay. Ang sumasampalataya sa akin, kahit mamatay ay muling mabubuhay. 26Ang sinumang nabubuhay at sumasampalataya sa akin ay hindi mamamatay kailanman. Naniniwala ka ba sa sinabi ko?” 27Sumagot si Marta, “Opo, Panginoon, sumasampalataya ako na kayo ang Cristo, ang Anak ng Dios, na hinihintay naming darating dito sa mundo.”
Umiyak si Jesus
28Pagkasabi niya nito, bumalik si Marta sa bahay nila. Tinawag niya ang kapatid niyang si Maria at binulungan, “Narito na ang Guro, at ipinatatawag ka niya.” 29Nang marinig ito ni Maria, dali-dali siyang tumayo at pinuntahan si Jesus. 30(Hindi pa nakakarating si Jesus sa Betania. Naroon pa lang siya sa lugar kung saan sinalubong siya ni Marta.) 31Nang makita ng mga nakikiramay na Judio na tumayo si Maria at dali-daling lumabas, sinundan nila siya sa pag-aakalang pupunta siya sa libingan upang doon manangis.
32Pagdating ni Maria sa kinaroroonan ni Jesus, lumuhod siya sa harap nito at sinabi, “Panginoon, kung narito lang kayo ay hindi sana namatay ang kapatid ko.” 33Nabagbag ang puso ni Jesus11:33 Nabagbag ang puso ni Jesus: o, Nagalit si Jesus. at naawa siya nang makita niyang umiiyak si Maria, pati na ang mga kasama nitong mga Judio. 34Tinanong niya sila, “Saan ninyo siya inilibing?” Sumagot sila, “Panginoon, halikayo at tingnan ninyo.” 35Umiyak si Jesus. 36Kaya sinabi ng mga Judio, “Tingnan ninyo kung gaano niya kamahal si Lazarus.” 37Pero sinabi naman ng iba, “Hindi baʼt pinagaling niya ang lalaking bulag? Bakit hindi niya nailigtas sa kamatayan si Lazarus?”
Muling Binuhay si Lazarus
38Muling nabagbag ang puso ni Jesus. Kaya pumunta siya sa pinaglibingan kay Lazarus. Isa itong kweba na tinakpan ng isang malaking bato. 39Pagdating nila roon, sinabi ni Jesus, “Alisin ninyo ang bato.” Sumagot si Marta na kapatid ng namatay, “Panginoon, tiyak na nangangamoy na ngayon ang bangkay. Apat na araw na siyang nakalibing.” 40Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanya, “Hindi baʼt sinabi ko sa iyo na kung sasampalataya ka ay makikita mo ang kapangyarihan11:40 kapangyarihan: o, kadakilaan. ng Dios?” 41Kaya inalis nila ang bato. Tumingala si Jesus sa langit at sinabi, “Ama, nagpapasalamat ako sa iyo, dahil dininig mo ako. 42Alam kong lagi mo akong dinidinig, at sinasabi ko ito para sa kapakanan ng mga nasa paligid ko upang maniwala silang ikaw ang nagsugo sa akin.” 43Pagkasabi niya nito, sumigaw siya, “Lazarus, lumabas ka!” 44At lumabas nga ang namatay na si Lazarus na nababalot pa ng tela ang mga kamay at paa, at may takip na tela ang mukha. Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila, “Kalagan nʼyo siya at palakarin.”
Ang Plano ng mga Pinuno Laban kay Jesus
(Mat. 26:1-5; Mar. 14:1-2; Luc. 22:1-2)
45Marami sa mga Judiong dumalaw kina Maria ang sumampalataya nang makita nila ang ginawa ni Jesus. 46Pero ang iba sa kanila ay pumunta sa mga Pariseo at ibinalita ang ginawa ni Jesus. 47Kaya ipinatawag ng mga namamahalang pari at ng mga Pariseo ang lahat ng miyembro ng Korte ng mga Judio. At nang nagkatipon na sila, sinabi nila, “Ano ang gagawin natin? Maraming himala ang ginagawa ng taong ito. 48Kapag pinabayaan natin siya, maniniwala ang lahat ng tao sa kanya na siya ang hari ng Israel. Kapag nangyari iyan, lulusubin tayo ng mga hukbong Romano at wawasakin nila ang templo at ang ating bansa.”11:48 wawasakin nila ang templo at ang ating bansa: o, kukunin nila sa atin ang karapatang mamuno sa templo at sa ating bansa. 49Pero isa sa kanila, si Caifas na punong pari nang taon na iyon, ang nagsabi, “Talagang wala kayong alam. 50Hindi nʼyo ba naisip na mas mabuting mamatay ang isang tao para sa sambayanan kaysa sa mapahamak ang buong bansa?” 51Ang sinabing ito ni Caifas ay hindi nanggaling sa sarili lang niya. Bilang punong pari ng taon na iyon, nagpahayag ang Dios sa pamamagitan niya na mamamatay si Jesus para sa buong bansa. 52At hindi lang para sa bansa nila, kundi para sa lahat ng mga anak ng Dios na nagsipangalat sa buong mundo, upang tipunin sila at pag-isahin. 53Mula noon, binalak na nilang ipapatay si Jesus. 54Kaya hindi na lantarang nagpakita si Jesus sa mga Judio. Sa halip ay pumunta siya sa lugar na malapit sa ilang, sa isang bayan na kung tawagin ay Efraim. At nanatili siya roon kasama ang mga tagasunod niya.
55Nang malapit na ang pista ng mga Judio na tinatawag na Pista ng Paglampas ng Anghel, maraming tao mula sa ibaʼt ibang bayan ng Israel ang pumunta sa Jerusalem upang isagawa ang ritwal na paglilinis bago magpista. 56Hinanap nila nang hinanap si Jesus, at nagtatanungan sila roon sa templo, “Ano sa palagay ninyo? Paparito kaya siya sa pista?” 57Nang mga panahong iyon, ipinag-utos ng mga namamahalang pari at ng mga Pariseo na ipagbigay-alam ng sinumang nakakaalam kung nasaan si Jesus upang madakip nila.
