John 11:1-5

¹A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha.a

²This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord’s feet and wiped them with her hair. Her brother, Lazarus, was sick.b

³So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.”

⁴But when Jesus heard about it he said, “Lazarus’s sickness will not end in death. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this.”c

⁵So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus,