Lazarus
the friend Jesus raised
Who was Lazarus?
- The brother of Martha and Mary, from Bethany. John 11:1-2
- Jesus loved him very much. John 11:5
- Jesus raised him from the dead. John 11:43-44
The name
“Lazarus” is a short form of Eleazar, a Hebrew name that means “God has helped.” Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “Lazarus”
What the Bible says
John 11:1-2
1Now there was a certain man sick, named Lazarus, of Bethania, of the town of Mary and Martha her sister. 2(And Mary was she that anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair: whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
John 11:5
Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister Mary, and Lazarus.
John 11:43-44
43When he had said these things, he cried with a loud voice: Lazarus, come forth. 44And presently he that had been dead came forth, bound feet and hands with winding bands; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus said to them: Loose him, and let him go.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
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