John 11 is the eleventh chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the raising of Lazarus from the dead, a miracle of Jesus Christ, and the subsequent development of the chief priests' and Pharisees' plot against Jesus. The author of the book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that John composed this Gospel. Text The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 57 verses. Textual witnesses Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are: Papyrus 75 (AD 175–225) Papyrus 66 (c. 200). Codex Vaticanus (325-350) Papyrus 6 (c. 350; extant verses in Greek: 1–8, 45–52; in Coptic: all) Codex Sinaiticus (330-360) Codex Bezae (c. 400) Codex Alexandrinus (400-440) Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (c. 450; extant verses 8-46) Papyrus 59 (7th century; extant verses 40–52) Places Events recorded in this chapter refer to the following locations: The eastern side of the Jordan River, "the place where John the Baptist was baptizing at first". () Bethany (John 11:1), about 15 stadia (15 furlongs or 2 miles) away from Jerusalem (John 11:18) Jerusalem, where it can be assumed that the council of the Chief Priests and Pharisees met (), and where people began to gather for the impending Passover (John 11:55). Ephraim in the wilderness, where Jesus and His disciples stayed to avoid the plotting of the Pharisees and Chief Priests () Lazarus Introduction of Lazarus (verse 1) Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. (11:1) Chapter 10 ended with Jesus leaving Jerusalem as the Jews threatened to stone him, and travelling to the east of the river Jordan. The evangelist's introduction of Lazarus of Bethany at this point (John 11:1) leads to the discussion of whether Jesus should return to Judea (Jerusalem) in the face of the growing plot against Him. Mary and her sister Martha appear to have been better known than their brother Lazarus, as he is introduced by reference to them. Theologian Joseph Benson therefore suggests that "It is probable [that] Lazarus was younger than his sisters". Connecting the feet-anointing, Mary, and Lazarus (verse 2) (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) (11:2) Verse 2, which many translations put between parentheses,