World English Bible · Under Rome
John 11
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Now a certain man was sick, from , of the village of and her sister, . It was that who had with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother was sick. The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, ", behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick." But when heard it, he said, "This sickness is not to , but for the of , that Son may be glorified by it." Now loved , and her sister, and . When therefore he heard that he was sick, he stayed two days in the place where he was. Then after this he said to , "Let's go into again." asked him, "Rabbi, the were trying to stone you. Are you going there again?" answered, "Aren't there twelve hours of daylight? If a man walks in the day, he doesn't stumble, because he sees of this world. But if a man walks in the night, he stumbles, because isn't in him." He said these things, and after that, he said to them, "Our friend has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep." 12 therefore said, ", if he has fallen asleep, he will recover." Now had spoken of his , but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep. So said to them plainly then, " is . I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may . Nevertheless, let's go to him." therefore, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow , "Let's also go, that we may with him." So when came, he found that he had been in the four days already. Now was near , about fifteen stadia away. Many of the had joined the women around and , to console them concerning their brother. Then when heard that was coming, she went and met him, but stayed in the house. Therefore said to , ", if you would have been here, my brother wouldn't have . Even now I know that whatever you ask of , will give you." said to her, "Your brother will ." said to him, "I know that he will in the at the last day." said to her, "I am the and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies. Whoever lives and believes in me will never . Do you this?" She said to him, "Yes, . I have come to that you are , Son, he who comes into the world." When she had said this, she went away and called , her sister, secretly, saying, "The Teacher is here and is calling you." When she heard this, she arose quickly and went to him. Now had not yet come into the village, but was in the place where met him. Then the who were with her in the house and were consoling her, when they saw , that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, "She is going to the to weep there." Therefore when came to where was and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, ", if you would have been here, my brother wouldn't have ." When therefore saw her weeping, and the weeping who came with her, he groaned in and was troubled, and said, "Where have you laid him?" They told him, ", come and see." wept. The therefore said, "See how much affection he had for him!" Some of them said, "Couldn't this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also kept this man from dying?" therefore, again groaning in himself, came to the . Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it. said, "Take away the stone." , the sister of him who was , said to him, ", by this time there is a stench, for he has been four days." said to her, "Didn't I tell you that if you , you would see ?" So they took away the stone from the place where man was lying. lifted up his eyes and said, ", I thank you that you listened to me. I know that you always listen to me, but because of standing around I said this, that they may that you sent me." When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, ", come out!" He who was came out, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and was wrapped around with a cloth. said to them, "Free him, and let him go." Therefore many of the who came to and saw what did in him. But some of them went away to the and told them the things which had done. The therefore and the gathered a council, and said, "What are we doing? For this man does many signs. If we leave him alone like this, everyone will in him, and the will come and take away both our place and our nation." But a certain one of them, , being that year, said to them, "You know nothing at all, nor do you consider that it is advantageous for us that one man should for the people, and that the whole nation not ." Now he didn't say this of himself, but being that year, he prophesied that would for the nation, and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of who are scattered abroad. So from that day forward they that they might put him to . therefore walked no more openly among the , but departed from there into the country near , to a city called . He stayed there with his . Now of the was at hand. Many went up from the country to before , to purify themselves. Then they sought for and spoke with one another as they stood in , "What do you think—that he isn't coming to the feast at all?" Now the and the had commanded that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it, that they might seize him.
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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.