Lazarus of Bethany

Lazarus of Bethany is a Mary's brother living at the time of the New Testament. He is named in 11 verses of the Bible, first in John 11:1.

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Verses

John

• John 11:1
  Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
• John 11:2
  (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)(Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)
• John 11:5
  Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
• John 11:11
  These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”
• John 11:14
  Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.So Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,
• John 11:43
  And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
• John 12:1
  Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
• John 12:2
  There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.
• John 12:9
  Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.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.
• John 12:10
  But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,
• John 12:17
  The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.Meanwhile, many people continued to testify that they had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead.

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.