John 11:39

Jesus says, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of the man who came to end, says to him, Lord, he smells now, for is the fourth day.

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In The King James Version

Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

In Context

38Jesus therefore again groaning in himself comes to the sepulcher. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.

40Jesus says to her, Did I not to say thee, that if thou believed, thou will see the glory of God?

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Cross References

Genesis 23:4I am a stranger and a sojourner with you. Give me a possession of a burying place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

Psalms 49:9that he should still live always, that he should not see corruption.

Mark 16:3And they said to themselves, Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the sepulcher?

Acts 2:27Because thou will not leave my soul in Hades, nor will thou give thy Holy man to see decay.

Philippians 3:21who will transform the body of our lowliness, in order for it to become similar in form to the body of his glory, according to the working of his power even to subject all things to himself.

Matthew Henry on John 11:34-45

Christ at the Grave of Lazarus; The Resurrection of Lazarus. 33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, 34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. 35 Jesus wept. 36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! 37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? 38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh… Read the whole commentary →

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