14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.

17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off."

19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to 'comfort them concerning their brother.

20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

22 But I know, that even now, "whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.

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11 CHR. vii. 22: And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him. JOB, ii. 11: Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him. do. xlii. 11: Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an ear-ring of gold. Roм. xii. 15: Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. 1THES. iv. 18: Wherefore comfort one another with these words. JOHN, ix. 31: Now we know that God heareth not sinners. but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him

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23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

24 Martha saith unto him, "I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. 25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: Phe that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live :

n LUKE, xiv. 14: Thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. JOHN, v. 28, 29: All that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. 1THES. iv. 14: If we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

JOHN, vi. 35: Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life. do. xiv. 6: Jesus saith unto him, [Thomas] I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 1 COR. xv. 22: As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. COL. iii. 4: When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. 1 JOHN, i. 1, 2: That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us. do. v. 11: And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. P See on JOHN, iii. 16, 36.

↑ JOB, xix. 26: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God. ISA. xxvi. 19: Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. JOHN, v. 21: As the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. do. vi. 39, 40, 44: This is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.—And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life and I will raise him up at the last day. I will raise him up at the last day. Roм. iv. 17: (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

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26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me "shall never die. Believest thou this?

27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: "I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The 'Master is come, and "calleth for thee.

29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.

30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.

31 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.

32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, "Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

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JOHN, iii. 15: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. do. iv. 14: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. do. viii. 51: If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. do. x. 28.

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JOHN, iv. 42: We have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world. do. vi. 14: Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. See on MAT. xvi. 16.

JOHN, xiii. 13: Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well, for so I am.

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" MARK, X. 49: And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.

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w Ver. 21, 37, JOHN, iv. 49: The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.

the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned' in the spirit, and was troubled.

34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.

35 Jesus wept.

36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! 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?

38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

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.

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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* ISA. lxiii. 9: In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. LUKE, xix. 41: When he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it. HEB. ii. 16, 17: For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

Y JOHN, ix. 6,7: He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, and said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.— He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

Z MARK, xvi. 3: And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?

a MAT. xiii. 58: He did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. LUKE, i. 20: Thou shalt be dumb, and 'not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed; because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

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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.

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. 43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

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.

Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

JOHN, xii. 28-30.

* 1 KINGS, xvii. 22: And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. 2 KINGS, iv. 34, 35: And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneered seven times, and the child opened his eyes. LUKE, vii. 14, 15: And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother. Acтs, xx. 9-12: And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching. be sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead. And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him. When he therefore was come up again, and had Broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed. And they brought the man alive, and were not a little comforted.

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Joux, xx. 7: The napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes.

JORN, n. 28: Many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. do. x. 42, and xii. 11, 18.