17. When Jesus got to Bethany, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days.
18. Bethany was less than three kilometres from Jerusalem,
19. and many people had come from the city to comfort Martha and Mary because their brother had died.
20. When Martha heard that Jesus had arrived, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed in the house.
21. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
22. Yet even now I know that God will do anything you ask.”
23. Jesus told her, “Your brother will live again!”
24. Martha answered, “I know that he will be raised to life on the last day, when all the dead are raised.”
25. Jesus then said, “I am the one who raises the dead to life! Everyone who has faith in me will live, even if they die.
26. And everyone who lives because of faith in me will never really die. Do you believe this?”
27. “Yes, Lord!” she replied. “I believe that you are Christ, the Son of God. You are the one we hoped would come into the world.”
28. After Martha said this, she went and privately said to her sister Mary, “The Teacher is here, and he wants to see you.”