John 11:17-27
A Women’s Lectionary – Sixth Sunday of Easter
17 When JesusA arrived,B he foundC
that Lazarus had already beenD in the tombE fourF days.G
18 Now BethanyH was nearI Jerusalem,J some two milesK away,
19 and manyL of the JewsM had comeN to MarthaO
and MaryP to consoleQ them about their brother.R
20 When Martha heardS that Jesus was coming, she went and metT him, while Mary stayedU at home.V
21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord,W if you had been here, my brother would not have died.X
22 But even now I knowY that GodZ will giveAA you whatever you askBB of him.”CC
23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”DD
24 Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrectionEE on the lastFF day.”
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life.GG Those who believeHH in me, even though they die, will live,II 26 and everyoneJJ who lives and believes in me will neverKK die. Do you believe this?”
27 She said to him, “Yes,LL Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah,MM the SonNN of God, the one coming into the world.”OO
Image credit: “Revival of Lazarus” by Albert Wider, 1973. Photo by Martin Thurnherr, 2021.