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Psalm 68:28–35 3 Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying,
“Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”
Your God has commanded your
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4 When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sick-
strength;
Strengthen, O God, what You have ness is not unto death, but for the glory of
done for us. God, that the Son of God may be glorified
Because of Your temple at Jerusalem,
29 through it.”
5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and
Kings will bring presents to You. 6
Rebuke the beasts of the reeds,
30 Lazarus. So, when He heard that he was sick,
The herd of bulls with the calves of the He stayed two more days in the place where
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peoples, He was. Then after this He said to the disci-
Till everyone submits himself with ples, “Let us go to Judea again.”
8 The disciples said to Him, “Rabbi, lately the
pieces of silver.
Scatter the peoples who delight in war. Jews sought to stone You, and are You going
Envoys will come out of Egypt;
31 there again?”
9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve
Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her
hands to God. hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he
does not stumble, because he sees the light of
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Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; this world. But if one walks in the night, he
Oh, sing praises to the Lord, stumbles, because the light is not in him.”
Selah 11 These things He said, and after that He said
33 To Him who rides on the heaven of to them, “Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go
heavens, which were of old! that I may wake him up.”
Indeed, He sends out His voice, a 12 Then His disciples said, “Lord, if he sleeps
mighty voice. he will get well.” However, Jesus spoke of his
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34 Ascribe strength to God; death, but they thought that He was speaking
His excellence is over Israel, about taking rest in sleep.
And His strength is in the clouds. 14 Then Jesus said to them plainly, “Lazarus
O God, You are more awesome than is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I
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Your holy places. was not there, that you may believe.
The God of Israel is He who gives Nevertheless let us go to him.”
strength and power to His people. 16
Then Thomas, who is called the Twin, said
Blessed be God! to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we
may die with Him.”
Proverbs 17:16–17 17
So when Jesus came, He found that he had
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16 already been in the tomb four days. Now
Why is there in the hand of a fool the
purchase price of wisdom, Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles
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Since he has no heart for it? away. And many of the Jews had joined the
women around Martha and Mary, to comfort
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A friend loves at all times, them concerning their brother.
And a brother is born for adversity. 20
Now Martha, as soon as she heard that
Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but
17:17 The difference between a friend and a
brother is noted here. A true friend is a con-
stant source of love, while a brother in one’s 11:17 in the tomb. The term “tomb” means a
family may not be close, but is drawn near to stone sepulcher. In Palestine such a grave was
help in trouble. Friends are closer than broth- common. Either a cave or rock area would be
ers because they are available all the time, not hewn out, the floor inside leveled and graded
just in the crisis. to make a shallow descent. Shelves were cut
out or constructed inside the area in order to
bury additional family members. A rock was
rolled in front to prevent wild animals or grave
John 11:1–29
robbers from entering. The evangelist made
Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of special mention of the fourth day in order to
11 Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister stress the magnitude of the miracle,for the Jews
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Martha. It was that Mary who anointed the did not embalm and by then the body would
Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with have been in a state of rapid decomposition.
her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
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