John 11:39
He said, “Move that big stone away, so that it doesn’t block the cave any more.” But Martha, Lazarus’s sister, said, “No, sir. Don’t get them to move that stone. He has been dead for 4 days, so the body will smell really bad.”
Plain English Version
In The King James Version
In Context
38Again Jesus felt upset and sad. He went and stood in front of the cave.
40Jesus said to her, “I told you before that if you believe in me, you will see God’s great power.”
Cross References
Genesis 23:4Abraham said to them, “This is your land, and I am just camping here. I need to bury my wife’s body. Can I buy some of your land to use for a grave?”
Mark 16:3As they walked along, they said to each other, “Who will roll away that big stone to open up the cave for us? It’s way too big for us.”
Acts 2:27I know that you will not leave my dead body in a grave. You will not let the body of your special person rot away.
Philippians 3:21He will change these weak bodies that we have now, and he will make them into new bodies. They will be like the wonderful body that he has now. Jesus can do that because he is really powerful. He is so powerful that he can be the boss over everything.
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 →