15. And for your sakes, I’m glad I wasn’t there, for now you will really believe. Come, let’s go see him.”
16. Thomas, nicknamed the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go, too—and die with Jesus.”
17. When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already been in his grave for four days.
18. Bethany was only a few miles down the road from Jerusalem,
19. and many of the people had come to console Martha and Mary in their loss.
20. When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed in the house.