Lazarus is Sick; Jesus Delays

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

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

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

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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.

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Nowe Iesus loued Martha and her sister, and Lazarus.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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Then saide Iesus vnto them plainely, Lazarus is dead.

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

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