(For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.)

While he was on his way down, his slaves met him and told him that his son was going to live.

The man went away and informed the Jewish leaders that Jesus was the one who had made him well.

A large crowd was following him because they were observing the miraculous signs he was performing on the sick.

When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say, “This really is the Prophet!”

It is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.

Why don’t you understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot accept my teaching.

We know that God has spoken to Moses! We do not know where this man comes from!”

They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him, because they do not recognize the stranger’s voice.”

This is why the Father loves me – because I lay down my life, so that I may take it back again.

So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he remained in the place where he was for two more days.

But if anyone walks around at night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”

and I am glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”

So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house.

But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will grant you.”

Martha said, “I know that he will come back to life again in the resurrection at the last day.”

Jesus responded, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believe, you would see the glory of God?”

The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.

Because they had heard that Jesus had performed this miraculous sign, the crowd went out to meet him.

(For Jesus knew the one who was going to betray him. For this reason he said, “Not every one of you is clean.”)