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Temple, walking through the section
known as Solomon’s Colonnade. 24 The
people surrounded him and asked,
“How long are you going to keep us in
suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us
plainly.”
25
Jesus replied, “I have already told
you, and you don’t believe me. The proof
is the work I do in my Father’s name.
26 But you don’t believe me because you
are not my sheep. 27 My sheep listen to my
voice; I know them, and they follow me.
28 I give them eternal life, and they will
never perish. No one can snatch them
away from me, 29 for my Father has given
them to me, and he is more powerful
than anyone else.* No one can snatch
them from the Father’s hand. 30 The Father and I are one.”
31 Once again the people picked up
stones to kill him. 32 Jesus said, “At my
Father’s direction I have done many good
works. For which one are you going to
stone me?”
33 They replied, “We’re stoning you not
for any good work, but for blasphemy!
You, a mere man, claim to be God.”
34
Jesus replied, “It is written in your
own Scriptures* that God said to certain leaders of the people, ‘I say, you
are gods!’* 35 And you know that the
Scriptures cannot be altered. So if those
people who received God’s message
were called ‘gods,’ 36 why do you call it
SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS
(10:24-30) These leaders were waiting for the
evidence they thought would convince them that
Jesus was the Savior whom God had promised to
send. Therefore, they couldn’t accept the truth Jesus
offered. Spiritual blindness like this still keeps people
away from Jesus. They want him on their own
terms—not his. Do you know anyone like that? Are
you like that? Spiritual blindness has only one cure:
a sincere desire to believe.
RIGHT ON TIME
(11:5-7) Although Jesus knew that Lazarus was
dying, he didn’t rush over to help as Mary and
Martha had requested. Jesus’ delay had a specific
purpose—one that Mary and Martha didn’t understand. Likewise, God’s timing, especially his delays,
may make us think he plans to ignore us or that he
won’t answer the way we want. But he will meet all
of our needs (see Philippians 4:19) according to his
perfect schedule and purpose. Like David, can you
say “I waited patiently for the Lord to help me”? If
so, like David, you might also say, “He turned to me
and heard my cry” (Psalm 40:1).
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blasphemy when I say, ‘I am the Son of
God’? After all, the Father set me apart
and sent me into the world. 37 Don’t believe me unless I carry out my Father’s
work. 38 But if I do his work, believe in the
evidence of the miraculous works I have
done, even if you don’t believe me. Then
you will know and understand that the
Father is in me, and I am in the Father.”
39 Once again they tried to arrest him,
but he got away and left them. 40 He
went beyond the Jordan River near the
place where John was first baptizing
and stayed there awhile. 41 And many
followed him. “John didn’t perform miraculous signs,” they remarked to one
another, “but everything he said about
this man has come true.” 42 And many
who were there believed in J esus.
THE RAISING OF LAZARUS
11
A man named Lazarus was sick. He
lived in Bethany with his sisters,
Mary and Martha. 2 This is the Mary who
later poured the expensive perfume on
the Lord’s feet and wiped them with her
hair.* Her brother, Lazarus, was sick. 3 So
the two sisters sent a message to Jesus
telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is
very sick.”
4 But when J
esus heard about it he
said, “Lazarus’s sickness will not end in
death. No, it happened for the glory of
God so that the Son of God will receive
glory from this.” 5 So although Jesus
loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, 6 he
stayed where he was for the next two
days. 7 Finally, he said to his disciples,
“Let’s go back to Judea.”
8 But his disciples objected. “Rab
bi,” they said, “only a few days ago the
people* in Judea were trying to stone
you. Are you going there again?”
9
Jesus replied, “There are twelve
hours of daylight every day. During the
day people can walk safely. They can
see because they have the light of this
world. 10 But at night there is danger of
stumbling because they have no light.”
11 Then he said, “Our friend Lazarus has
10:29 Other manuscripts read for what my Father has
given me is more powerful than anything; still others
read for regarding that which my Father has given me,
he is greater than all.
10:34a Greek your own law.
10:34b Ps 82:6. 11:2 This incident is recorded in
chapter 12.
11:8 Greek Jewish people; also in 11:19,
31, 33, 36, 45, 54.
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