17 So when they eventually arrived, Eleazar (Lazarus; Grk. Lazaros) body had already been in the burial chamber for four days. 18 The village of Beyt-Ania (Bethany) was less than three kilometres from Yerushalem (Jerusalem), 19 so many of the Yehudim (Jews) from there had come out to console Marta and Miryam (Grk. Maria/Mariam) after the death of their brother.

20 As soon as Marta heard that Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) had arrived, she went out to meet him, but Miryam stayed behind where she was sitting in the house. 21 Marta cried, “Yeshua, master. If you’d been here, my brother wouldn’t have died, 22 because I already know that anything that you ask from God, he will give it to you.”

23 Yeshua responded, “Your brother will come back to life.”

24 “Yes, I know that he’ll come back to life at the resurrection on the last day,” said Marta.

25 But Yeshua continued, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes that I’m from God, even if they die they’ll still be living, 26 and everyone who’s alive and believes that I was sent from God, will not die in the next age.”

27 Marta replied, “Yes, master, I do believe that you’re the messiah, God’s son, the one sent into this world.”