The Bible Stories [Part 2] –

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 One day Jesus got a message
that Lazarus, the brother of His
good friends Mary and Martha,
Jesus did not go to Lazarus right away, and
Lazarus died. Jesus knew that this was the
will of God. He knew that God was going to
use the death of Lazarus to help people
understand about God's love and power.
Four days later, Jesus arrived and
Martha met Him on the road. She
was angry at Jesus because He
had not been there to save her
 Jesus told Martha, "I am the
resurrection and the life
Anyone who lives and believes
in me, even though they are
 Martha did not yet understand what
Jesus was about to do. She thought
Jesus meant that Lazarus would come
back to life at the end of time, when
everyone who believed in God would
 Mary joined Martha and
Jesus at Lazarus' grave.
When Jesus saw Mary's pain,
Jesus told them to remove
the rock from the grave.
Then He commanded,
 All the people there that day saw
that Jesus was the true
resurrection and the life and many
knew that He was the Son of God.
 In the days to come, Jesus had
dinner with Mary, Martha and
Lazarus. And all of them
rejoiced and gave glory to God.