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From a political point of view, the raising of Lazarus was a handicap.
Ko bring back a dead man to life in the very shadow of Jerusalem's walls was bound to fill the capital population with awe and therefore further anger the priests. True, this was not the first dead person Jesus had brought back to life, but the miracle of the house of Jairus had been performed in a northern province; from such a distance rumors of miracles were not taken too seriously. But not so with Lazarus, who lived right next door. Plenty of people in Jerusalem could swear that Lazarus had actually died and had been buried in his tomb. Now, with their own eyes, they could see him walking around again, living as usual.