John 11:35-52
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35 Jesus wept.
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36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
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37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
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38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
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39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.
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40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
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41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
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42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
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43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
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44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
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45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
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46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.
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47 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
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48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
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49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
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50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
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51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
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52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.