Then they discussed the events in Jerusalem, and how they would rather be ministers of the Messiah in the golden palace than doing such hard work here.
When Jesus with John and Peter reached Bethany, their host Amon had himself pushed in his wheeled chair to meet them, and called to his wife, Martha, to make haste and come and pay her respects to the guests.

She had, she said, no time for that; she had things to look after, in the parlour, the dining-room, everywhere, to see that all was in order, if need be to lend a helping hand herself.

The children of the servants were playing about in the courtyard, and a contented, homelike feeling pervaded everything.

Suddenly the slender form of Lazarus hurried up, and lay down at the Master's feet.

He recognised him, and said: "Lazarus, you have your life in order to stand upright." The youth got up.