While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the synagogue official’s house and said [to the official], “Your daughter is dead; why are you bothering the Teacher any more?”
He answered, “Go into the city [i.e., Jerusalem] to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is near [i.e., to be turned over to the Jewish leaders]; I plan to observe the Passover Festival at your house with my disciples.’”
While Jesus spoke these things, a leader of the [Jewish] synagogue [named Jairus. See Mark 5:22-43] came and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but if you come and place your hand on her, she will live [again].”
As Jesus was leaving to go on His way, a man ran to Him and kneeled down in front of Him and asked, “Good Teacher, what should I do in order to possess never ending life?”
So, when Mary arrived at where Jesus was and saw Him, she fell down at His feet and said, “Lord, if [only] you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
Jesus said, “You people, take the stone away.” [But] Martha, the dead man’s sister, said to Jesus, “Lord, his body is decomposing by now, for he has been dead four days.”
Truly, truly, I tell you, the time is coming, and is now [actually] here, when those who are [spiritually] dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear [i.e., and heed His message] will have [spiritual] life.