38. Jesus therefore, becoming enraged again in himself, came 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 had died, said unto him, Lord, by this time he stinks, for he has been dead four days.
40. Jesus said unto her, Did I not say unto thee that if thou wouldest believe thou shalt see the glory of God?
41. Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus, lifting up his eyes, said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
42. And I knew that thou hearest me always, but because of the people who stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
43. And having said these things, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
44. Then he that had been dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus said unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
45. Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary and had seen what Jesus did believed on him.
46. But some of them went unto the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
47. Then the high priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, What shall we do? for this man does many signs.
48. If we let him thus alone, everyone will believe on him, and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and the nation.
49. And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all
50. nor consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation be lost.
51. And this he spoke not of himself; but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation;
52. and not for that nation only, but that he should also gather together in one the sons of God that were scattered abroad.
53. So that from that day forth they took counsel together to kill him.
54. Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there unto a country near to the wilderness into a city called Ephraim and there continued with his disciples.
55. And the passover of the Jews was now at hand, and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover to purify themselves;
56. and they sought for Jesus and spoke among themselves as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?
57. Now both the high priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that if anyone knew where he was he should show it, that they might take him.