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One day, Mary and Martha sent Jesus a message 💌 saying, "Jesus, please come quickly! Our brother Lazarus is very sick." 🤒 Jesus loved this family very much. He had often visited their home 🏡 in the town of Bethany, where they would share meals 🥘 together and talk.

But Jesus didn't go right away. He waited 🕰️ two more days before starting His journey. 🧳 By the time Jesus arrived in Bethany, Lazarus had been dead 😵 for four whole days. Many people were at Mary and Martha's house, trying to comfort them because they were so sad. 😞 

When Martha heard Jesus was coming, she ran 🏃🏻‍♀️💨 out to meet Him on the road. "Lord," she said with tears 😭 in her eyes, "if you had been here, my brother would not have died." But Martha still trusted Jesus. 🤗 She knew He was special and had power from God. 

Then Mary came running 🏃🏻‍♀️ out too. When she saw Jesus, she fell at His feet 🙇🏼‍♀️ crying. 😿 When Jesus saw Mary, Martha, and all their friends crying, His heart felt sad 😞 for them. He loved 🥰 Lazarus so much that He began to cry 😢 too. 

Jesus asked, "Where have you laid him?" 🪦They took Jesus to the tomb. Jesus told the people to roll away the stone. 🪨 Martha was worried because Lazarus had been dead ☠️ for so long, but Jesus told her to trust Him and believe.

Then Jesus looked up to heaven and prayed 🙏 to God the Father. Then, in a very loud voice, He called 📣 out, "Lazarus, come out!" Everyone waited quietly... and then... Lazarus came walking 🚶 out of the tomb! 🪦 He was still wrapped in the cloth that had been used to bury him.

Jesus said, "Take off the grave clothes and let him go." People were hugging 🤗 and crying happy 😆 tears. Everyone was amazed at Jesus's mighty power. This miracle showed that Jesus truly was God's Son and that He had power 💪 even over death itself.

58. the transfiguration / 59. Jesus raises lazarus from the dead / 60. nicodemus