THE
GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST
ACCORDING TO JOHN CHAPTER
ELEVEN
| Steve
Van Nattan's questions are in blue and are NOT inspired and final. You do not
have to agree with Steve. Also, if you do not understand something you are reading,
do not stop and dwell on it too long. Just keep reading and deal with what you
do understand. |
John
11:1 Now 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.)
3 Therefore
his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
4 When 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.
5 Now Jesus
loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
6 When he had heard therefore that
he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.
7 Then
after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
8 His disciples
say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither
again?
9 Jesus 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.
10
But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
11 These 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.
12 Then said his disciples,
Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death:
but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
14 Then said
Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
15 And I am glad for your sakes
that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto
him.
16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples,
Let us also go, that we may die with him.
17 Then when Jesus came, he found
that he had lain in the grave four days already.
18 Now Bethany was nigh unto
Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
19 And many of the Jews came to Martha
and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
20 Then Martha, as soon
as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the
house.
21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother
had not died.
22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God,
God will give it thee.
23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection
at the last day.
25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life:
he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
26 And whosoever
liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
27 She saith
unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which
should come into the world.
28 And when she had so said, she went her way,
and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for
thee.
29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.
30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha
met him.
31 The 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.
32 Then 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.
33 When Jesus therefore
saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in
the spirit, and was troubled,
34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said
unto him, Lord, come and see.
35 Jesus wept.
36 Then said the Jews, Behold
how he loved him!
37 And 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?
38
Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave,
and a stone lay upon it.
39 Jesus 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.
40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee,
that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
41 Then
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.
42 And
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.
43 And when he thus
had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
44 And 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.
45
Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus
did, believed on him.
46 But 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.
48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall
come and take away both our place and nation.
49 And one of them, named Caiaphas,
being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the
people, and that the whole nation perish not.
51 And this spake he not of
himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die
for that nation;
52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should
gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
53
Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
54
Jesus 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.
56
Then 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?
57 Now 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. __________________________________
Remember
the key verse of John:
John
20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ,
the
Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Questions
to help you decide if you believe the Gospel in John Chapter Eleven Verse
1-46- Do you believe you will rise from death to have eternal life with Jesus
Christ if you confess him as your Savior? Verse
27- Do you believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God? Verse
35- Jesus wept. Listen closely, and in Verse 38 you will hear him groaning-- watching
people die and live in sin hurt Jesus deeply. Having to deal with the death of
a man, a man he created to live forever, hurt Jesus deeply. Jesus died on the
cross and rose from death to pay the penalty of sin so that man could live forever.
Do you see why Jesus came to earth and submitted to such a cruel death? Do you
see him weeping there in the presence of death? Are you ever moved to tears when
you see the effects of sin in your life? Verse
47-57- When you confess your faith in Jesus Christ, do you understand that two
things happen:
1. You become the friend of Jesus forever, and you become the
friend of his Church, Christians all around the world.
2. You become the enemy
of all those who hate Jesus, and some of them will torment you for that.
Are
you willing to deal with this as Christ helps you?
Count the cost.
BACK
TO THE MENU OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN ON
TO CHAPTER TWELVE |
