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Our reading begins with a miraculous and undeniable sign: Jesus heals a man who was born blind, and the Pharisees can\u2019t believe it. Later, Jesus raises his friend, Lazarus, from the dead in front of large crowd. This is Jesus\u2019s seventh messianic sign given before the crucifixion, and this one points forward to his own resurrection and his power over death. As many in people in Bethany had witnessed the corpse of Lazarus first-hand, the miracle caused quite a stir amongst the people, which caused the Jews to hate Jesus even more. It is after this miraculous sign that they resolve to kill both Jesus and Lazarus, in order to snuff out the growing witness of Jesus\u2019 power.