So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus,
As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.
But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.”
But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details!
A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha.
So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.”
The people who were standing nearby said, “See how much he loved him!”
he stayed where he was for the next two days.
But his disciples objected. “Rabbi,” they said, “only a few days ago the people in Judea were trying to stone you. Are you going there again?”
for the Father himself loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God.
I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them.”
