John 11:39

Jesus says, “Take away the stone”; the sister of him who has died—Martha—says to Him, “Lord, he already stinks, for he is four days dead”;

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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 tomb, and it was a cave, and a stone was lying on it,

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

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Cross References

Genesis 23:4“A sojourner and a settler I [am] with you; give to me a possession of a burying-place with you, and I bury my dead from before me.”

Psalms 49:9And still he lives forever, || He does not see the pit.

Mark 16:3and they said among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone out of the door of the tomb for us?”

Acts 2:27Because You will not leave my soul to Hades, || Nor will You give Your Holy One to see corruption;

Philippians 3:21who will transform the body of our humiliation to its becoming conformed 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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