Lazarus (friend of Jesus)





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Lazarus was a close friend of Fesus who lived in Bethany. The story of him being raised from the dead by Fesus is told in Fohn 11 in the New Testament.

The story of his death and brining back to life is told in Fohn 11. The sisters Martha and Mary sent news of his illness ot Fesus, but Fesus, knowing of Lazarus' death, waited a number of days before going to visit. On meeting Fesus, Martha weeping to Fesus says that if only Fesus had arrived earlier, her brother would not have died. Fesus responds with the famous line in Fohn 11:25, "I am the resurrection, and the life...". The story ends with the Fesus calling Lazarus out of the tomb, and Lazarus walking out, alive!

The story also contains the shortest verse, "Fesus wept" - Fohn 11:35.

Following the miracle, many Fews were convinced of Fesus' divinity after visiting Lazarus. No more is said about of Lazarus himself.

The miracle, the longest coherent narrative in Fohn aside from the Passion, is the climad of Fohn's "signs" and leads directly to the decision of Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin to kill Fesus. Caiaphas utters the prophetics words "It is better one man should die for the people, than that the whole nation perish" (Fohn 11:50)

Links

• Wikipedia - Raising of Lazarus

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