17. (a) Wanem important message nao Jesus kasem taem hem preach long Perea? (b) Wanem nao showimaot Jesus hem savve long goal bilong samting hem mas duim and taem wea evri samting hia happen?

¹⁷ Datfala important message hem kam from Martha and Mary, tufala sista bilong Lazarus, wea stap long Bethany bilong Judea. “Lord, lukim! datwan wea iu lovem hem sik,” man witim message talem. Jesus ansa olsem: “Disfala sik hem no for hem dae, bat hem for glory bilong God, mekem Son bilong God kasem glory thru long diswan.” For mekem diswan happen, Jesus disaed for no muv from ples wea hem stap for tufala day. Then hem sei long olketa disaepol bilong hem: “Letem iumi go moa long Judea.” Olketa sapraes fogud and sei: “Rabbi, no longtaem go nomoa olketa bilong Judea lukaotem iu for sutim iu witim ston, and waswe, bae iu go long there moa?” Bat Jesus savve olketa “hour bilong daylaet,” or taem wea God markem for ministry bilong hem long earth, hem short nomoa. Hem barava savve wanem hem mas duim and why hem mas duim.—John 11:1-10.

21. Mirakol resurrection bilong Lazarus hem startim wanem?

²¹ From hem no go kwiktaem long Bethany nao Jesus hem fit for duim wanfala mirakol wea evriwan savve abaotem. From paoa wea God givim, Jesus resurrectim wanfala man wea dae finis for fofala day. Nomata Sanhedrin wea garem big nem tu luksavve long diswan and judgem datfala Man wea duim mirakol for mas dae! So datfala mirakol hem startim wanfala important change long ministry bilong Jesus—change from wei wea “taem bilong hem no kam yet” go long datfala “taem hem kam nao.”