And when he [Jesus] had said this, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, tied hand and foot with burial bands, and his face was wrapped in a cloth. So Jesus said to ...

"'Yes, Lord,' she replied, 'I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world'" (John 11:20-27). Stop right there. Fast forward to a passage near the end of John’s ...

Jesus hears of the illness and death of his friend, Lazarus, then raises him from the dead. In this episode, we walk with Jesus as he journeys to the home of Martha and Mary. Go with him to the tomb ...

When Jesus heard that his friend Lazarus was gravely ill, the first thing he did was nothing. To be fair: I don’t know exactly what it is I expect Jesus to do. Aren’t we all powerless in the face of ...

This essay is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks from the editors of America Media. The dying is not the most important part of the Gospel story of the raising of ...

The story of Lazarus in the Gospel of John describes a God who comes too late. Mary and Martha, concerned for their brother Lazarus, send word to Jesus, but he does not go immediately to their home in ...