John 11:39

Jesus says, “Remove the stone!” Martha, the sister of the deceased, says to Him, “Lord, he already stinks; it's been four days!”

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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

38Then, groaning within Himself again, Jesus arrived at the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.

40Jesus says to her, “Did I not say to you that if you believe you will see the glory of God?”

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Cross References

Mark 16:3And they were saying among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?”

Acts 2:27because You will not abandon my soul in Hades, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see decay.

Philippians 3:21who will transform the body of our humiliation so that it will be conformed to the body of His glory, according to the working by which He is indeed able 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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