John 11:1

Contemporary English Version 1995

A man by the name of Lazarus was sick in the village of Bethany. He had two sisters, Mary and Martha. This was the same Mary who later poured perfume on the Lord's head and wiped his feet with her hair.

Cross References

John 12:17

A crowd had come to meet Jesus because they had seen him call Lazarus out of the tomb. They kept talking about him and this miracle.

John 12:9

A lot of people came when they heard that Jesus was there. They also wanted to see Lazarus, because Jesus had raised him from death.

John 11:11

Then he told them, “Our friend Lazarus is asleep, and I am going there to wake him up.”

Matthew 21:17

Then Jesus left the city and went out to the village of Bethany, where he spent the night.

Acts 9:37

But she got sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room.

John 11:3

The sisters sent a message to the Lord and told him that his good friend Lazarus was sick.

Mark 11:1

Jesus and his disciples reached Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives. When they were getting close to Jerusalem, Jesus sent two of them on ahead.

Genesis 48:1

Joseph was told that his father Jacob had become very sick. So Joseph went to see him and took along his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

John 11:18

Bethany was less than three kilometers from Jerusalem,

John 11:19

and many people had come from the city to comfort Martha and Mary because their brother had died.