Then Jesus, again groaning in
Himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay
against it. Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha,
the sister of him who was dead, said to Jesus, "Lord, by
this time there is a stench, for Lazarus has been dead four
days."
Jesus said to her, "Did I not say to you that if you would
believe you would see the glory of God?" Then they took
away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And
Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, "Father, I thank You
that you have heard Me. And I know that You always hear Me, but
because of the people who are standing by, I said this that they
may believe that You sent Me."
Now when Jesus had said these
things, He cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come
forth!" And he who had died came out bound hand and foot
with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus
said to them, "Loose him, and let him go."
Jesus told his disciples that
He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and
to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. Jesus
also told them to go and preach, saying, "The kingdom of
heaven is at hand." Also Jesus told them to heal the sick,
cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, and cast out demons. Jesus
told his disciples, "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the
midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as
doves."
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