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What was the relationship between Lazarus and Jesus?

Jesus raised his friend Lazarus from the dead. John 11:43-44; John 11:5

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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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Before raising him, Jesus wept for him. John 11:35

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Jesus loved Lazarus and his sisters very much. John 11:5

When Lazarus died, Jesus went to his friend’s tomb: a cave closed with a stone. John 11:38

He asked them to take away the stone. John 11:39 Then he called out in a loud voice for Lazarus to come out. John 11:43 And Lazarus came out, still…

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