11:1 - Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
Gospel of Nicodemus I The Acts of Pilate
Pilate says to them who said that the demons were subject to Him: Why, then, were not your teachers also subject to him? They say to Pilate: We do not know. And others said: He raised Lazarus from the tomb after he had been dead four days.[29]Origen Commentary on John Book VI
" We have visited the places to enquire as to the footsteps of Jesus and His disciples, and of the prophets. Now, Bethany, as the same evangelist tells us,[116]
11:12 - Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity
Or when it was said by the same: "Father, I knew that Thou hearest me always; but on account of those who stand around I said it, that they may believe that Thou hast sent me? "[209]
11:25 - Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians
For says He, "I am the life; he that believeth in me, even though he die, shall live: and every one that liveth and believeth in me, even though he die, shall live for ever."[78]Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV
But our Lord is Himself the resurrection, as He does Himself declare, "I am the resurrection and the life."[52]Tertullian An Answer to the Jews
of thy foot: and God shall give thee a wearying heart, and a pining soul, and failing eyes, that they see not: and thy life shall hang on the tree[251]Cyprian Treatise VII On the Mortality
and trust that Christ suffered for us and rose again, abiding in Christ, and through Him and in Him rising again, why either are we ourselves unwilling to depart hence from this life, or do we bewail and grieve for our friends when they depart as if they were lost, when Christ Himself, our Lord and God, encourages us and says, "I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he die, yet shall live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall not die eternally? "[42]Pseudo-Gregory Thaumaturgus Twelve Topics on the Faith
How could one say that Christ is saved, when the Lord Himself says, "I am the life; "[17]Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book V
It is He that raised Himself by the command of the Father in the space of three days, who is the pledge of our resurrection. For says He: "I am the resurrection and the life."[36]Origen Commentary on John Book I
" Ah, is not that good, to shake off earth and mortality, and to rise again, obtaining this boon from the Lord, since He is the resurrection, as He says:[48]
11:26 - And whosoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Believe you this?
A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity
If Christ was only man, how is it that He Himself says, "And every one that believeth in me shall not die for evermore? "[116]
11:27 - She says unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
Tertullian Against Praxeas
Again, when Martha in a later passage acknowledged Him to be the Son of God,[304]
11:33 - When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.
Pseudo-Gregory Thaumaturgus Twelve Topics on the Faith
Wherefore, when it is said that He was "troubled in spirit,"[32]
11:39 - Jesus said, Take all of you away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, says unto him, Lord, by this time he stinks: for he has been dead four days.
Origen Commentary on John Book I
or raised up a dead man who was already stinking,[20]
11:41 - Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank you that you have heard me.
Tertullian Against Praxeas
" He Himself adores.[371]Tertullian On Repentance
who prays the Father for mercy. What a son[99]
11:42 - And I knew that you hear me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that you have sent me.
Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians
And the Father, who always hears Him,[76]
11:43 - And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book I
and straightway the infirm man received strength. And to the dead He said, "Lazarus, go forth; "[8]Gospel of Nicodemus I The Acts of Pilate
Pilate says: And how were the demons not at all thus afraid of your parents also? They say: We do not know. Others, again, said: Lazarus, after having been four days in the tomb, he raised by a single word.[91]
11:44 - And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes: and his face was bound about with a cloth. Jesus says unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
Methodius Oration on the Psalms
They saw Lazarus, who was made an exile from the region of death.[28]
11:48 - If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VI
and, "If we do not slay Christ, all men will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and will take away both our place and nation."[154]
11:51 - And this spoke he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
Hippolytus Dogmatical and Historical Fragments
And He who knew what manner of man Judas was, is betrayed by Judas. And He, who formerly was honoured by him as God, is contemned by Caiaphas.[289]Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VIII
though he was himself ungodly; as also did Caiaphas, the falsely-named high priest.[24]
11:52 - And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
Hippolytus Dogmatical and Historical Fragments
The Lord sent apostles among all the nations, and he in like manner will send false apostles. The Saviour gathered together the sheep that were scattered abroad,[27]
11:54 - Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book II
Then, when He had raised Lazarus from the dead, and plots were formed against Him by the Pharisees, He withdrew to a city called Ephraim; and from that place, as it is written "He came to Bethany six days before the passover,"[144]