27. "Yes, Lord," she told him. "I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God. I believe that you are the One who was supposed to come into the world."
28. After she said this, she went back home. She called her sister Mary to one side to talk to her. "The Teacher is here," Martha said. "He is asking for you."
29. When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him.
30. Jesus had not yet entered the village. He was still at the place where Martha had met him.
31. Some Jews had been comforting Mary in the house. They noticed how quickly she got up and went out. So they followed her. They thought she was going to the tomb to cry there.
32. Mary reached the place where Jesus was. When she saw him, she fell at his feet. She said, "Lord, I wish you had been here! Then my brother would not have died."
33. Jesus saw her crying. He saw that the Jews who had come along with her were crying also. His spirit became very sad, and he was troubled.
34. "Where have you put him?" he asked. "Come and see, Lord," they replied.
35. Jesus sobbed.
36. Then the Jews said, "See how much he loved him!"
37. But some of them said, "He opened the eyes of the blind man. Couldn't he have kept this man from dying?"
38. Once more Jesus felt very sad. He came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone in front of the entrance.
39. "Take away the stone," he said. "But, Lord," said Martha, the sister of the dead man, "by this time there is a bad smell. Lazarus has been in the tomb for four days."
40. Then Jesus said, "Didn't I tell you that if you believed, you would see God's glory?"
41. So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up. He said, "Father, I thank you for hearing me.
42. I know that you always hear me. But I said this for the benefit of the people standing here. I said it so they will believe that you sent me."
43. Then Jesus called in a loud voice. He said, "Lazarus, come out!"