The Life of Jesus

Againe they went about to take him: but he escaped out of their handes,

And went againe beyonde Iordan, into the place where Iohn first baptized, and there abode.

And many resorted vnto him, and saide, Iohn did no miracle: but all thinges that Iohn spake of this man, were true.

And many beleeued in him there.

And a certaine man was sicke, named Lazarus of Bethania, the towne of Marie, and her sister Martha.

(And it was that Mary which anointed the Lord with oyntment, and wiped his feete with her heare, whose brother Lazarus was sicke.)

Therefore his sisters sent vnto him, saying, Lord, beholde, he whome thou louest, is sicke.

When Iesus heard it, he saide, This sickenes is not vnto death, but for the glorie of God, that the Sonne of God might be glorified thereby.

Nowe Iesus loued Martha and her sister, and Lazarus.

And after he had heard that he was sicke, yet abode hee two dayes still in the same place where he was.

Then after that, said he to his disciples, Let vs goe into Iudea againe.

The disciples saide vnto him, Master, the Iewes lately sought to stone thee, and doest thou goe thither againe?

Iesus answered, Are there not twelue houres in the day? If a man walke in the day, hee stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

But if a man walke in the night, hee stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

These things spake he, and after, he said vnto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth: but I goe to wake him vp.

Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleepe, he shalbe safe.

Howbeit, Iesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of the naturall sleepe.

Then saide Iesus vnto them plainely, Lazarus is dead.

And I am glad for your sakes, that I was not there, that ye may beleeue: but let vs go vnto him.

Then saide Thomas (which is called Didymus) vnto his felow disciples, Let vs also goe, that we may die with him.

Then came Iesus, and found that he had lien in the graue foure dayes alreadie.

(Nowe Bethania was neere vnto Hierusalem, about fifteene furlongs off.)

And many of ye Iewes were come to Martha and Marie to comfort them for their brother.

Then Martha, when shee heard that Iesus was comming, went to meete him: but Mary sate still in the house.

Then said Martha vnto Iesus, Lord, if thou hadst bene here, my brother had not bene dead.