1. A man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.
2. Mary would later pour perfume on the Lord. She would also wipe his feet with her hair. Her brother Lazarus was sick in bed.
3. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus. "Lord," they told him, "the one you love is sick."
4. When Jesus heard this, he said, "This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God's glory. God's Son will receive glory because of it."