Lazarus

• Lazarus Raised form the Deadc. AD 30
• Mary Anoints Jesus

Lazarus

Father

Lazarus' father

Siblings

Martha· Mary

• Λάζαρος·Lazarus

Includes 7 verses that refer to Lazarus without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

1. John 11:1
   At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
2. John 11:2
   (Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)
3. John 11:5
   Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
4. John 11:6Referred to, not named
   So on hearing that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two days,
5. John 11:11
   After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”
6. John 11:12Referred to, not named
   His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.”
7. John 11:13Referred to, not named
   They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus.
8. John 11:14
   So Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,
9. John 11:15Referred to, not named
   …and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
10. John 11:17Referred to, not named
    When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb.
11. John 11:43
    After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
12. John 11:44Referred to, not named
    The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.
13. John 12:1
    Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
14. John 12:2
    So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.
15. John 12:9
    Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
16. John 12:10
    So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,
17. John 12:11Referred to, not named
    …for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus.
18. John 12:17
    Meanwhile, many people who had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify.