Behold I, even I, am [He], and there is no God beside Me: I kill, and I will make to live: I will smite, and I will heal; and there is none who shall deliver out of My hands.

The Lord kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave, and brings up.

And it came to pass as they were burying a man, that behold, they saw a band [of men], and they cast the man into the grave of Elisha. And as soon as he touched the bones of Elisha, he revived and stood up on his feet.

But He sent them all outside, and having grasped her hand, He called, saying, "Child, arise."

Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming in which all those in the tombs will hear His voice

and shall come forth--those who have done good, to a resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to a resurrection of condemnation.

And having said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth!"

And they brought the boy living, and they were encouraged greatly.

For to this end Christ died and rose and lived [again], so that He might be Lord of both [the] dead and [the] living.

Now after the three-and-a-half days, the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who were watching them.