Person · one of several with this name
Lazarus
Mentioned in 11 verses, first in John 11:1. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
In the Bible
The first 10 of 11 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
John
- John 11:1
At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
- John 11:2
(Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)
- John 11:5
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
- John 11:11
After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”
- John 11:14
So Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,
- John 11:43
After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
- John 12:1
Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
- John 12:2
So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.
- John 12:9
Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
- John 12:10
So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,
Events
Events the dataset lists Lazarus as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.
- c. AD 30Lazarus Raised form the Dead
- no dateMary Anoints Jesus
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
The brother of Mary and Martha of Bethany. He was raised from the dead after he had lain four days in the tomb (John 11:1-44). This miracle so excited the wrath of the Jews that they sought to put both Jesus and Lazarus to death.