Season 11 • Episode 2 John 11 • Ephesians 4

The Unbound Man

Story Time: The Cave of Bethany, The Resurrected Man & The Stripping of Grave Clothes

Lazarus steps out of the cave alive yet bound hand and foot in linen grave clothes until Jesus commands the community to unbind him.

Theme Verse (John 11:43–44): “When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, 'Lazarus, come out.' The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, 'Unbind him, and let him go.'”

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The Cave of Bethany, The Resurrected Man & The Stripping of Grave Clothes

Main Characters in S11E2 (4)

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Jesus Christ

The eternal Son of God and promised Messiah — who calmed the Galilean storm, washed His disciples' feet, bore our judgment on the cross, rose as Firstfruits, and returns on a white horse as King of Kings.

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Lazarus of Bethany

Brother of Martha and Mary in Bethany who lay dead four days in a cave — and who stepped out alive at Jesus' shout, still bound hand and foot in linen grave strips until Jesus commanded the community, 'Unbind him, and let him go.'

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Martha of Bethany

Older sister of Lazarus and Mary in Bethany who confessed Jesus as 'the Christ, the Son of God,' warned of the four-day stench at the tomb, and helped unbind her resurrected brother.

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Mary of Bethany

Devoted sister of Martha and Lazarus who sat at Jesus' feet, wept before the Bethany tomb where Jesus Himself wept, and anointed the Lord's feet with costly nard, wiping them with her hair.

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Original Greek & Hebrew Root Words in S11E2

Greek • G2750

Keiria — “Grave Clothes / Linen Strips”

The swathing bands or linen strips used in ancient Jewish burials to tightly bind a corpse from head to foot.

Greek • G3089

Lyo — “Unbind / Loose”

To untie, unfasten, release, or completely dissolve bonds that hold someone captive.

Greek • G659

Apotithemi — “Put Off / Cast Aside”

To strip off, cast off, or lay aside—used literally for taking off a soiled garment at the end of the day.