King James Version · Under Rome
John 11
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Now a certain man was sick, named , of , the town of and her sister . (It was that which with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother was sick.) Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, , behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. When heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto , but for the of , that the Son of might be glorified thereby. Now loved , and her sister, and . When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. Then after that saith he to his , Let us go into again. His say unto him, Master, the of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no in him. These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. 12Then said his , , if he sleep, he shall do well. Howbeit spake of his : but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then said unto them plainly, is . And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may ; nevertheless let us go unto him. Then said , which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may with him. Then when came, he found that he had lain in the four days already. Now was nigh unto , about fifteen furlongs off: And many of the came to and , to comfort them concerning their brother. Then , as soon as she heard that was coming, went and met him: but sat still in the house. Then said unto , , if thou hadst been here, my brother had not . But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of , will give it thee. saith unto her, Thy brother shall . saith unto him, I know that he shall in the at the last day. said unto her, I am the , and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were , yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never . Believest thou this? She saith unto him, Yea, : I that thou art , the Son of , which should come into the world. And when she had so said, she went her way, and called her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. Now was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where met him. The then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw , that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the to weep there. Then when was come where was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, , if thou hadst been here, my brother had not . When therefore saw her weeping, and the also weeping which came with her, he groaned in , and was troubled, And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, , come and see. wept. Then said the , Behold how he loved him! And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have ? therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the . It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. said, Take ye away the stone. , the sister of him that was , saith unto him, , by this time he stinketh: for he hath been four days. saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest , thou shouldest see the of ? Then they took away the stone from the place where was laid. And lifted up his eyes, and said, , I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may that thou hast sent me. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, , come forth. And he that was came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and was bound about with a napkin. saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. Then many of the which came to , and had seen the things which did, on him. But some of them went their ways to the , and told them what things had done. Then gathered the and the a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will on him: and the shall come and take away both our place and nation. And one of them, named , being the that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should for the people, and that the whole nation not. And this spake he not of himself: but being that year, he prophesied that should for that nation; And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of that were scattered abroad. Then from that day forth they together for to put him to . therefore walked no more openly among the ; but went thence unto a country near to , into a city called , and there continued with his . And the ’ was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to before , to purify themselves. Then sought they for , and spake among themselves, as they stood in , What think ye, that he will not come to the feast? Now both the and the had given a , that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.