As Jesus wept for Lazarus the Jews said, “See how He loved him.” Others wondered that if Jesus could open the eyes of the blind, He certainly could have kept Lazarus from dying (vv. He asked to be taken to the tomb of Lazarus. When she came to Jesus, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” Jesus saw her weeping and those who were with her, and He was deeply moved. The mourners followed her thinking that she was going to the tomb to weep there. Mary went to meet Him, and she was followed by those who were consoling her. Martha returned to tell Mary that Jesus had come and was asking for her. She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world” (vv. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.” Jesus asked Martha if she believed this. Jesus replied, “I am the resurrection and the life. Martha said that she knew he would rise again in the resurrection on the last day. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of Him.” Jesus told her that her brother will rise again. When Martha heard that Jesus was approaching she went to meet Him and said to Him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. Since Bethany was near Jerusalem, many of the Jews had come to console Mary and Martha. When Jesus arrived at Bethany, Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Jesus, however, was referring to the death of Lazarus, and thus told the disciples directly that Lazarus was dead (vv. The disciples wondered why He would go to wake Lazarus since it was good for him to sleep if he was ill. 5-10).Īfter He said this, Jesus told his disciples that Lazarus had fallen asleep and that He was going there to wake him. But those who walk at night stumble, because the light is not in them” (vv.
Jesus replied to His disciples, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day do not stumble, because they see the light of this world. The disciples immediately expressed their concern, stating that the Jews there had recently tried to stone Him (John 10:31). After this time, He told his disciples that they were returning to Judea. Instead, He remained in the place where He was staying for two more days.
Jesus did not immediately go to Bethany, the town where Lazarus lived with his sisters. Lazarus becomes ill, and his sisters, Mary and Martha send a message to Jesus stating, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” In response to the message, Jesus says, “This illness does not lead to death rather it is for God’s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it” (vv.
The story of the raising of Lazarus from the dead by Jesus Christ is found in the Gospel of John 11:1-45. In triumph and joy, the Church bears witness to the power of Christ over death and exalts Him as King before entering the most solemn week of the year, one that leads the faithful in remembrance of His suffering and death and concludes with the great and glorious Feast of Pascha. Here, at the end of Great Lent and the forty days of fasting and penitence, the Church combines this celebration with that of Palm Sunday. On the Saturday before Holy Week, the Orthodox Church commemorates a major feast of the year, the miracle of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ when he raised Lazarus from the dead after he had lain in the grave four days.
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