One of the 12 apostles, Judas Iscariot, secretly went to the Pharisees and asked: ‘How much will you pay me if I help you to find Jesus?’ They agreed to pay 30 pieces of silver, and Judas began to look for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to the Pharisees. From then on, the Pharisees wanted to kill both Lazarus and Jesus. I know that you always hear me, but I speak aloud so that these people may know that you sent me.’ Then he called out in a loud voice: “Lazarus, come out!” Something amazing happened: Lazarus came out of the tomb, still wrapped in linen cloths. After all, this story seems too significant to leave out. This head-scratching absence has raised a lot of doubts about its historicity. Yet, for some reason, Matthew, Mark, and Luke don’t mention it. He commanded: ‘Roll the stone away.’ Martha said: ‘But it has been four days! His body will smell.’ Still, they rolled the stone away, and Jesus prayed: ‘Father, thank you for hearing me. Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead is one of the most well-known stories in the Gospels. Jesus went to the tomb, where a large stone covered the entrance. But despite this, Jesus remained where he was for two more days, and didn’t rush to Bethany to help Lazarus. Mary and her sister Martha sent for Jesus to come and help their brother, whom Jesus loved, as he loved Mary and Martha. When the crowd saw his tears, they said: ‘See how Jesus loved Lazarus.’ But some wondered: ‘Why didn’t he save his friend?’ What would Jesus do next? Lazarus is the brother of Mary (who is often identified with Mary Magdalene). She said: ‘Lord, if you had been here, our brother would still be alive!’ Jesus saw how much she was suffering, and he also began to cry. When Lazarus rose from the grave, after three days and nights in the mysterious thralldom of death, and returned alive to his home, it was a long time before. She fell down at his feet, and she could not stop crying. Then Martha went to Mary and told her: ‘Jesus is here.’ Mary ran to Jesus, and the crowd followed. Do you believe this, Martha?’ She said: ‘I believe that he will rise in the resurrection.’ Jesus said to her: “I am the resurrection and the life.” She said: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” Jesus told her: ‘Your brother will live again.
When Martha heard that Jesus had come, she rushed to meet him. Crowds of people had come to comfort Martha and Mary. When Jesus arrived at Bethany, Lazarus had already been buried for four days. Lazarus is sleeping, and I am going to wake him up.’ The apostles said: ‘If Lazarus is asleep, that will help him to get well.’ So Jesus told them clearly: ‘Lazarus has died.’ He waited for two more days and then said to his disciples: ‘Let’s go to Bethany. Please come quickly!’ But Jesus did not go right away.
One day, while Jesus was on the other side of the Jordan, Mary and Martha sent him an urgent message: ‘Lazarus is very sick. They were Lazarus and his two sisters, Mary and Martha. Jesus had three very close friends who lived in Bethany.
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