8. The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, not long ago the Jews wanted to stone you to death. Do you really want to go back there?”
9. Jesus answered, “Aren’t there twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day don’t stumble, because they see the light of this world.
10. However, those who walk at night stumble because they have no light in themselves.”
11. After Jesus said this, he told his disciples, “Our friend Lazarus is sleeping, and I’m going to Bethany to wake him.”
12. His disciples said to him, “Lord, if he’s sleeping, he’ll get well.”
13. Jesus meant that Lazarus was dead, but the disciples thought Jesus meant that Lazarus was only sleeping.
14. Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died,
15. but I’m glad that I wasn’t there so that you can grow in faith. Let’s go to Lazarus.”
16. Thomas, who was called Didymus, said to the rest of the disciples, “Let’s go so that we, too, can die with Jesus.”
17. When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had been in the tomb for four days.
18. (Bethany was near Jerusalem, not quite two miles away.)
19. Many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother.
20. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. Mary stayed at home.
21. Martha told Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
22. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask him.”
23. Jesus told Martha, “Your brother will come back to life.”
24. Martha answered Jesus, “I know that he’ll come back to life on the last day, when everyone will come back to life.”
25. Jesus said to her, “I am the one who brings people back to life, and I am life itself. Those who believe in me will live even if they die.
26. Everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe that?”