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New King James Version (NKJV)

John 11
⁴ When Jesus heard that, He said, "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it."
⁵ Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
⁶ So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.
⁷ Then after this He said to the disciples, "Let us go to Judea again."
⁸ The disciples said to Him, "Rabbi, lately the Jews sought to stone You, and are You going there again?"
⁹ Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
¹⁰ But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him."
¹¹ These things He said, and after that He said to them, "Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up."
¹² Then His disciples said, "Lord, if he sleeps he will get well."
¹³ However, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep.
¹⁴ Then Jesus said to them plainly, "Lazarus is dead.