>> when mary and martha send word to jesus that their brother is ill, they don't call him lazarus of bethany or lazarus our brother, they call him in the greek, he whom you love. it's a very beautiful indication of the intense and affectionate relationship that jesus and lazarus had. >> john, he is sick. >> when jesus receives the message, he seems to be not immediately motivated to do something about it. >> lazarus' sickness will not end in death. >> in fact, he says to his disciples, we're going to stay here a little bit longer. and his disciples go, why aren't we moving? it's an urgent thing. he's going to die.