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{"verses": {"kjv": ["1. Now a certain\nman was sick,\nnamed Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.\n", "2. (It was\nthat Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)\n", "3. Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.\n", "4. When Jesus heard\nthat, he said,\nThis sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.\n", "5. Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.\n", "6. When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.\n", "7. Then after that saith he to\nhis disciples,\nLet us go into Judaea again.\n", "8. His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?\n", "9. Jesus answered,\nAre 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.\n", "10. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.\n", "11. These things said he: and after that he saith unto them,\nOur friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.\n", "12. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.\n", "13. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.\n", "14. Then said Jesus unto them plainly,\nLazarus is dead.\n", "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.\n", "16. Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.\n", "17. Then when Jesus came, he found that he had\nlain in the grave four days already.\n", "18. Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:\n", "19. And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.\n", "20. Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat\nstill in the house.\n", "21. Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.\n", "22. But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give\nit thee.\n", "23. Jesus saith unto her,\nThy brother shall rise again.\n", "24. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.\n", "25. Jesus said unto her,\nI am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:\n", "26. And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?\n", "27. She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.\n", "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.\n", "29. As soon as she heard\nthat, she arose quickly, and came unto him.\n", "30. Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.\n", "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.\n", "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.\n", "33. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,\n", "34. And said,\nWhere have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.\n", "35. Jesus wept.\n", "36. Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!\n", "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?\n", "38. Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.\n", "39. Jesus said,\nTake 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\ndead four days.\n", "40. Jesus saith unto her,\nSaid I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?\n", "41. Then they took away the stone\nfrom the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up\nhis eyes, and said,\nFather, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.\n", "42. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said\nit, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.\n", "43. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice,\nLazarus, come forth.\n", "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,\nLoose him, and let him go.\n", "45. Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.\n", "46. But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.\n", "47. Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.\n", "48. If we let him thus alone, all\nmen will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.\n", "49. And one of them,\nnamed Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,\n", "50. Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.\n", "51. And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;\n", "52. And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.\n", "53. Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.\n", "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.\n", "55. And the Jews\u2019 passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.\n", "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?\n", "57. Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew\nit, that they might take him.\n"], "nakjv": ["1. A man named Lazarus from the town of Bethany was ill. This was the place where Mary and her sister Martha lived.", "2. (This was Mary, who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was sick.)", "3. So his sisters sent a message to him, saying, \"Lord, the one you love is sick.\"", "4. When Jesus heard this, he said, \"This illness will not lead to death. It is for God's glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.\"", "5. Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus.", "6. When he heard that he was sick, he stayed two more days in the same place where he was.", "7. Then he said to his disciples, \"Let's go back to Judea.\"", "8. His disciples said to him, \"Teacher, recently the Jews tried to stone you; are you going back there again?\"", "9. Jesus answered,\n\"Isn't there twelve hours in the day? If someone walks during the day, they won't stumble because they see the light of this world.\"", "10. But if a person walks at night, they will stumble because they have no light within them.", "11. He said these things, and then he told them, \"Our friend Lazarus is sleeping; but I am going to wake him up.\"", "12. Then his disciples said, \"Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.\"", "13. However, when Jesus spoke about his death, they thought he was talking about resting in sleep.", "14. Then Jesus told them plainly,\n\"Lazarus has died.\"", "15. I'm glad I wasn't there, for your sake, so that you might believe. But now let's go to him.", "16. Then Thomas, also known as Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, \"Let us also go, that we may die with him.\"", "17. When Jesus arrived, he discovered that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.", "18. Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs away.", "19. Many Jews came to Martha and Mary to console them about the loss of their brother.", "20. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed inside the house.", "21. Then Martha said to Jesus, \"Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.\"", "22. But I know that even now, whatever you ask of God, God will grant it to you.", "23. Jesus said to her, \"Your brother will rise again.\"", "24. Martha said to him, \"I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.\"", "25. Jesus said to her,\n\"I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even though they die.", "26. Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?", "27. She said to him, \"Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.\"", "28. After saying this, she left and quietly called her sister Mary, saying, \"The Master has arrived and is asking for you.\"", "29. As soon as she heard that, she got up quickly and went to him.", "30. Jesus had not yet entered the town but was still in the place where Martha had met him.", "31. The Jews who were with Mary in the house, comforting her, saw her get up quickly and leave. They followed her, thinking she was going to the tomb to cry.", "32. When Mary arrived where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, \"Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.\"", "33. When Jesus saw her crying, and the Jews who came with her also crying, he was deeply moved in his spirit and felt distressed.", "34. He asked, \"Where have you laid him?\" They replied, \"Lord, come and see.\"", "35. Jesus wept.", "36. Then the Jews said, \"Look how much he loved him!\"", "37. Some of them asked, \"Couldn't this man, who opened the eyes of the blind, have prevented this man from dying?\"", "38. Jesus, deeply moved again, approached the tomb. It was a cave with a stone placed over the entrance.", "39. Jesus said, \"Remove the stone.\" Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him, \"Lord, by now there will be a bad smell, for he has been dead four days.\"", "40. Jesus said to her, \"Didn't I tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?\"", "41. Then they removed the stone from the place where the deceased was laid. Jesus looked upward and said, \"Father, I thank you for hearing me.\"", "42. And I know that you always hear me; but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.", "43. After saying this, he called out loudly, \"Lazarus, come out.\"", "44. The man who had been dead came out, his hands and feet wrapped in burial cloths, and his face covered with a cloth. Jesus said to them, \"Unbind him, and let him go.\"", "45. Many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.", "46. But some of them went to the Pharisees and reported what Jesus had done.", "47. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting and said, \"What are we going to do? This man is performing many miracles.\"", "48. If we allow him to continue unchecked, everyone will believe in him. Then the Romans will come and take away both our positions of authority and our nation.", "49. One of them, named Caiaphas, who was the high priest that year, said to them, \"You understand nothing at all.\"", "50. Do not overlook the fact that it is beneficial for us that one man should die for the people so that the entire nation does not perish.", "51. He did not say this on his own; as high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation.", "52. And not only for that nation, but also to unite all the children of God who were scattered around the world.", "53. From that day on, they conspired to put him to death.", "54. So Jesus no longer moved openly among the Jews. Instead, he went to a region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples.", "55. The Jewish Passover was approaching, and many people traveled from the countryside to Jerusalem before Passover to purify themselves.", "56. They looked for Jesus and discussed among themselves while they were in the temple, saying, \"What do you think? Will he not come to the feast?\"", "57. Both the chief priests and the Pharisees had issued an order that if anyone knew where he was, they should report it so that they could arrest him."]}, "summary": [{"text": "John 11 is one of the pivotal chapters in the Gospel of John, detailing the dramatic and miraculous raising of Lazarus from the dead by Jesus Christ. This chapter not only displays Jesus\u2019s authority over life and death but also deeply explores themes of faith, the revelation of Jesus\u2019s divine nature, and the preparation for His own death and resurrection.", "audio_path": "part_0.mp3"}, {"text": "The chapter begins with a message sent to Jesus: Lazarus, whom He loved, was sick. Lazarus, along with his sisters Mary and Martha, lived in Bethany, a village not far from Jerusalem. Intriguingly, Jesus does not rush to his friend's aid immediately. Instead, He states that the sickness will not end in death but is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.", "audio_path": "part_1.mp3"}, {"text": "After a delay of two more days, Jesus informs His disciples about returning to Judea. The disciples are fearful, recalling the recent attempts on Jesus\u2019s life there. However, Jesus speaks metaphorically of daylight and night, teaching them about the right timing and safety in doing God's work. He then plainly tells them Lazarus has died, and He intends to \"wake him up,\" revealing His prior knowledge and purpose in the timing of these events.", "audio_path": "part_2.mp3"}, {"text": "Upon arriving in Bethany, Jesus finds that Lazarus has been in the tomb for four days already, which signifies a state beyond doubt of death in the Jewish belief\u2014there could be no question of a mere resuscitation; what was to happen was an undeniable miracle. Martha, upon meeting Jesus, expresses a profound statement of faith, acknowledging Him as the Christ, the Son of God. However, she still struggles to fully comprehend what Jesus is about to do.", "audio_path": "part_3.mp3"}, {"text": "Jesus's response to her is profound and forms one of the central declarations of this Gospel, \"I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.\" This statement not only asserts Jesus\u2019s divine authority but directly links belief in Him to eternal life, foreshadowing the greater resurrection to come through His death and resurrection.", "audio_path": "part_4.mp3"}, {"text": "The scene at the tomb is emotionally charged. Jesus is deeply moved and troubled, and He weeps, showing His genuine human emotions and empathy. These tears reflect Jesus's compassion and perhaps His sorrow over the devastating effects of sin and death on His beloved creation. It's noteworthy how His divine nature did not override His human experience.", "audio_path": "part_5.mp3"}, {"text": "Before performing the miracle, Jesus prays to the Father, affirming the purpose of this sign - to help those around believe that He is sent by the Father. Jesus calls Lazarus out of the tomb, and he comes out, still wrapped in grave clothes but alive. This miraculous event solidifies the belief of many Jews who had come to mourn with Mary and Martha but it also sets in motion the plot to kill Jesus by the religious leaders, who fear losing their power and position.", "audio_path": "part_6.mp3"}, {"text": "Theologically, this chapter challenges readers to consider the depth of their own belief in who Jesus is and the implications of His lordship over life and death. It invites reflection on Jesus as the source of life, both physical and eternal, and serves as a prelude to the hope and victory of Jesus\u2019s own resurrection. John 11 not only reinforces the theme of Jesus as the bringer of life but also sets the stage for the ultimate demonstration of His power and love in the events of His crucifixion and resurrection. This is a story of divine love, sovereign power, and profound revelation, pivotal in the Christian faith.", "audio_path": "part_7.mp3"}], "book_name": "john", "current_chapter": 11}