The crowd that had been with Jesus when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to tell everyone about what had happened.
I mean starting from when John began baptizing right through to when Jesus was taken up from us. The one we choose must be a witness with us that Jesus rose from the dead.”
The man who saw this has now given his testimony about it, and what he has to say is true. He knows that he’s telling the truth, and he’s giving his testimony so that you too may believe.
Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there in Bethany. They came out not just to see him but also to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised from the dead.
When the Jews who’d been comforting Mary in the house noticed that she’d gotten up quickly and gone out, they followed her. They thought she was going to the tomb to mourn there.