She saith to him, Yea, Lord, I have believed that thou art Christ, the Son of the living God, who art come into this world.

And when she had said these things, she went and called her sister Mary secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. She, as soon as she heard this, riseth quickly and cometh to him; for Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was still in that place where Martha met him. The Jews therefore who were with her in the house and were comforting her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth to the sepulchre to weep there.

When Mary therefore was come where Jesus was, seeing him, she fell down at his' feet, and said, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews that were come with her weeping, he groaned in spirit and was troubled, and said, Where have ye laid him? They say to him, Lord, come and see. And Jesus wept. The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him. But some of them said, Could not he that opened the eyes of the man born blind have caused that this man should not die?

Jesus therefore, again groaning in himself, cometh to the sepulchre. Now it was a cave, and a stone was laid over it. Jesus said, Take away the stone.

Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith to him, Lord, by this time he stinketh; for he is now four days dead.

Jesus saith to her, Did I not say to thee, that if thou wouldst believe, thou shouldst see the glory of God?

They took therefore the stone away; and Jesus lifting up his eyes said, Father, I give thee thanks that thou hast heard me; and I know that thou hearest me always; but because of the people that stand about have I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

When he had said these things, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And immediately he that had been dead came forth, bound hand and foot with winding bands; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus said to them, Loose him, and let him go.

SECT. LXXXVIII. THE PHARISEES, ENRAGED AT THIS MIRACLE, TAKE COUNSEL AGAINST JESUS. HE GOES TO EPHRAIM.

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Many therefore of the Jews who were come to Mary and Martha, and had seen the things that Jesus did, believed in him; but some of them went to the Pharisees, and told them the things that Jesus had done. The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away our place and nation.

But one of them named Caiaphas, being the high priest of that year, said to them, Ye know nothing at all; neither do ye consider that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

And this he spake not of himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation; and not only for the nation, but to gather together in one the children of God that were dispersed. From that day therefore they devised to put him to death.

Wherefore Jesus walked no more openly among the Jews, but he went into a country near the desert, into a city called Ephraim; and there he abode with his disciples.

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SECT. LXXXIX. JESUS LEAVES EPHRAIM AND PASSES THROUGH SAMARIA. HE HEALS THE TEN LEPERS.

And it came to pass as he was going to Jerusalem he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

And as he entered into a certain town, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off, and lifted up their voice, saying, Jesus, master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them he said, Go, show yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass as they went they were made clean. And one of them, when he saw that he was made clean, went back, with a loud voice glorifying God. And he fell on his face before his feet, giving thanks; and this man was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were not ten made clean? and where are the nine? There is no one found to return and give glory to God but this stranger. And he said to him, Arise, go thy way; for thy faith hath made thee whole.

SECT. XC. JESUS SPEAKS OF THE COMING OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD.

And being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: neither shall they say, Behold here, or behold there; for lo, the kingdom of God is within you.

And he said to his disciples, The days will come when ye shall desire to see one day of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it. And they will say to you, See here, and See there. Go ye not after, nor follow them for as the lightning that lighteneth from under heaven shineth unto the parts that are under heaven,

so shall the Son of man be in his day. But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.

And as it came to pass in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat and drink, they married wives, and were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

Likewise as it came to pass in the days of Lot, they did eat and drink, they bought and sold, they planted and built. And in the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man shall be revealed.

In that hour he that shall be on the house-top, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away; and he that shall be in the field, in like manner let him not return back. Remember Lot's wife. Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose it shall preserve it.

I say to you, In that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left; two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord ?

And he said to them, Wheresoever the body shall be, thither will the eagles also be gathered together.

SECT. XCI. THE PARABLES OF THE UNJUST JUDGE, AND OF THE PHARISEE AND THE PUBLICAN.

And he spake also a parable to them, that we ought always to pray, and not to faint, saying, There was a judge in a certain city who feared not God nor regarded man. And there was a certain widow in that city, and she came to him saying, Avenge me of my adversary. And he would not for a long time. But afterwards he said within himself, Although I fear not God nor regard man, yet because this widow is troublesome to me I will avenge her, lest continually coming she weary me.

And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, and will he have patience with regard to them? I say to you that he will speedily avenge them. But yet when the Son of man cometh, will he, think ye, find faith on earth?

And he spake also this parable to some who trusted in themselves as just, and despised others. Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee standing prayed thus with himself, O God, I give thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican. I fast twice in a week; I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven, but struck his breast, saying, O God, be merciful to me a sinner. I say to you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for everyone that exalteth himself shall be humbled, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.