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Resurrection of Jesus
By peace | July 8, 2008
Jesus at the home of Mary and Martha
Now a certain man named Lazarus was ill; he was of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. So the sisters sent to him, saying,”Lord, your dear friend is ill.”
Now when Jesus came, he discovered that Lazarus had been buried four days before. Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about two miles away. A number of Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their bother. When Martha had the news that Jesus was on the way, she went out to him, but Mary did not go from the house. Then Martha said to Jesus,”Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead. But I am certain that even now, whatever request you make to God, God will give it to you.” Jesus said to her,”Your brother will come to life again.” Martha said to him,”I am certain that he will come to life again when all come back from the dead on the last day.”
Jesus said to her,”I am the resurrection and the life. He who has faith in me will have life even if he is dead. No one who is living and has faith in me will ever see death. Is this your faith?” She said to him,”Yes, Lord. My faith is that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”
And having said this, she went away and said secretly to her sister Mary,”The Master is here and has sent for you.” And Mary, hearing this, got up quickly and went to him…
When Mary came to where Jesus was and save him, she bowed down at his feet, saying,”Lord, if you had been here my mother would not be dead.” And when Jesus saw her weeping, and saw the Jews weeping who came with her, his spirit was moved and he was troubled. He asked,”Where have you put him?” They replied,”Come and see, Lord.” Jesus wept. So the Jews said,”See how dear he was to him!” But some of them said,”This man, who made open the eyes of the blind man, was he not able to keep his friend alive?”
So Jesus, deeply troubled in heart, came to the tomb. It was a hole in the rock, and a stone was over the opening. Jesus said,”Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said,”Lord, by this time the body will be smelling, for he has been dead four days.” Jesus said to her,”Did I not say to you that if you had faith you would see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone.
And Jesus, looking up to Heaven, said,”Father, I give praise to you for hearing me. I was certain that your ears are at all times open to me, but I said it because of these who are here, so that they may see that you sent me.” Then he said in a loud voice,”Lazarus, come out!” And he who was dead came out, with linen bands folded tightly about his hands and feet and a cloth about his face. Jesus said to them,”Make him free and let him go.”
Then a number of the Jews who had come to Mary and had seen the things which Jesus did believed in him.
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