18. (Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem,
19. so many of the Jewish people of the region had come to Martha and Mary to console them over the loss of their brother.)
20. So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house.
21. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
22. But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will grant you.”
23. Jesus replied, “Your brother will come back to life again.”
24. Martha said, “I know that he will come back to life again in the resurrection at the last day.”
25. Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies,
26. and the one who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
27. She replied, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God who comes into the world.”
28. And when she had said this, Martha went and called her sister Mary, saying privately, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”