Lazarus’s illness and Jesus delays
Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha.
It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother, Lazarus, was sick.
The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, "Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick."
But when Jesus heard it, he said, "This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God’s Son may be glorified by it."
Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
When therefore he heard that he was sick, he stayed at that time two days in the place where he was.
Then after this he said to the disciples, "Let’s go into Judea again."
