Some time later, Joseph learned that his father was very sick. So Joseph took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim and went to his father.
John 11:1 - Easy To Read Version There was a man named Lazarus who was sick. He lived in the town of Bethany. This is the town where Mary and her sister Martha lived. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition NOW A certain man named Lazarus was ill. He was of Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived. American Standard Version (1901) Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Common English Bible A certain man, Lazarus, was ill. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. ( Catholic Public Domain Version Now there was a certain sick man, Lazarus of Bethania, from the town of Mary and her sister Martha. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version NOW there was a certain man sick, named Lazarus, of Bethania, of the town of Mary and Martha her sister. |
Some time later, Joseph learned that his father was very sick. So Joseph took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim and went to his father.
Then Jesus left that place and went out of the city to Bethany. Jesus stayed there that night.
Jesus and his followers were coming closer to Jerusalem. They came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives. {\cf2\super [138]} There Jesus sent two of his followers to do something.
After Jesus said these things, he said, “Our friend Lazarus is now sleeping. But I am going there to wake him.”
Many Jews had come to Martha and Mary. They came to comfort them about their brother \{Lazarus\}.
So Mary and Martha sent a person to tell Jesus, “Lord, your dear friend Lazarus is sick.”
There were many people with Jesus when he raised Lazarus from death and told him to come out of the tomb. {\cf2\super [196]} Now those people were telling other people about what Jesus did.
Many of the Jews heard that Jesus was in Bethany. So they went there to see Jesus. They also went there to see Lazarus. Lazarus was the one Jesus raised from death.
While Peter was in Lydda, Tabitha became sick and died. They washed her body and put it in a room upstairs.