Lazarus

Examples

• All

• When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had been buried four days before.

  The Gospel of John (2003)

• Jesus meant that Lazarus had died... but they thought he meant natural sleep.

  The Gospel of John (2003)

• It's poor as Lazarus, this ground,' she used to say.

  Fiction book (1998)

• After he had said this, he called out in a loud voice: Lazarus... come out!

  The Gospel of John (2003)

• The people who had been with Jesus... when he called Lazarus out of the grave and raised him from death... had reported what had happened.

  The Gospel of John (2003)

• So Jesus told them plainly: Lazarus is dead.

  The Gospel of John (2003)

• Didn't Jesus himself mourn poor Lazarus?

  The Vessel (2016)

• Jesus grieved over Jerusalem, and He wept over Lazarus' death and the family's heartache.

  Blog text (11)

• In the New Testament, Lazarus is depicted as a poor beggar who suffers greatly in life.

• The parable of Lazarus illustrates the contrast between earthly wealth and spiritual reward.

Idioms

L

like Lazarus

• Literature

1 9.9

Return suddenly after being gone for a long time

F

to feel like Lazarus

9.1

To become full of new energy after being very ill or tired

R

to rise like Lazarus from the ashes

• Literature

9.8

To recover successfully after being ruined or failing completely

Compounds

L

Lazarus of Bethany

• Literature

9.4

A man Jesus brought back to life four days after he died in the Gospel of John

Surface Forms

Etymology