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New Living Translation (NLT)

John 11
¹² The disciples said, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will soon get better!”
¹³ They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was simply sleeping, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died.
¹⁴ So he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead.
¹⁵ And for your sakes, I’m glad I wasn’t there, for now you will really believe. Come, let’s go see him.”
¹⁶ Thomas, nicknamed the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go, too—and die with Jesus.”
¹⁷ When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already been in his grave for four days.
¹⁸ Bethany was only a few miles down the road from Jerusalem,
¹⁹ and many of the people had come to console Martha and Mary in their loss.
²⁰ When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed in the house.
²¹ Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.
²² But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask.”