For Young Readers
Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead


“Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead,” Friend, Apr. 2023, 46–47.

Monthly Friend Messages, April 2023

3:25

Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead

Jesus sitting with Mary, Martha, and Lazarus

Illustrations by Apryl Stott

Mary and Martha had a brother named Lazarus. They were Jesus Christ’s friends.

Jesus hugging Mary and Martha

Lazarus became very sick. Soon, he died. Mary and Martha were sad. When Jesus came, He cried with them.

Jesus standing in Lazarus’s tomb

Then Jesus went with them to Lazarus’s tomb. He said, “Lazarus, come forth.”

Jesus helping Lazarus come out of the tomb

Lazarus stood and walked out of the tomb. He was alive again! Because of Jesus, we will all live again too!

Coloring Page

Jesus Christ Lives

Coloring page of child holding a picture of Jesus

Illustration by Apryl Stott

How do you remember Jesus at Easter time?