Testimony of John the Baptist

19 The Jews in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites to John. The Jews sent them to ask him, “Who are you?”
John 1:19

20 John spoke openly and did not refuse to answer. He said plainly, “I am not the Christ.”
John 1:20

21 The Jews asked John, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah? ”John answered,“ No, I am not Elijah. ”The Jews asked,“ Are you a prophet? ”John answered,“ No, I am not a prophet. ”
John 1:21

22 Then the Jews asked, “Who are you? Tell us about yourself. Answer us so we can tell those who sent us. What do you say about yourself? ”
John 1:22

23 And John spake unto them the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
John 1:23

24 These Jews were sent by the Pharisees.
John 1:24

25 They said to him, “You say that you are not the Christ. You say, “You are neither Elijah nor a prophet. Why then do you baptize people? ”
John 1:25

26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
John 1:26

27 He is the one who will come after me. I can’t even untie his shoes. “
John 1:27

28 All these things happened in Bethany beyond the Jordan. John baptized people there.
John 1:28

Plan to kill Lazarus

9 Many of the Jews knew that Jesus was in Bethany, and they came to see not only Jesus but also Lazarus. Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. Jhon

10 And the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;

11 Because of Lazarus, many of the Jews left their leaders and began to believe in Jesus, so the Jewish leaders wanted to kill Lazarus as well.

Empty tomb

1 On the first day of the week, at dawn, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb where Jesus’ body lay. It was still dark. He saw that the stone that had covered the tomb had been removed.
John 20: 1

2 And Mary ran, and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved. He said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.”
John 20: 2

3 Then Peter and the other disciple started walking towards the tomb.
John 20: 3

4 And they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulcher.
John 20: 4

5 And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; but he went not in.
John 20: 5

6 And Simon Peter followed him, and entering into the tomb, he saw linen clothes lying there.
John 20: 6

7 He saw the linen cloths that were wrapped around Jesus’ head. And he had folded the cloth and was lying on one side away from the linen cloth.
John 20: 7

8 Then the other disciple also came in. This was the disciple who had come to the tomb before Peter. When he saw all this, he believed.
John 20: 8

9 The disciples still did not understand what was written in the Scriptures, that Jesus should rise from the dead.
John 20: 9

10 Then the disciples went home. Mary was still crying outside the tomb.
John 20:10