John 11:38

And Jesus, still agitated within, came to the grave. Now the grave was a cave, and a stone was laid upon its entrance.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

In Context

37And some of them said: Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man, have caused that this also should not have died?

39And Jesus said: Take away this stone. Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him: My Lord, by this time he is putrid; for four days have elapsed.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:60and laid it in his new sepulchre, that was excavated in a rock. And he rolled a great stone against the door of the sepulchre, and departed:

Mark 8:12And he sighed with his breath, and said: Why doth this generation seek after a sign? Verily I say to you, No sign will be given to this generation.

Luke 24:2And they found the stone rolled from the sepulchre.

John 20:1And the first day of the week, in the morning, while it was yet dark, Mary Magdalena came to the sepulchre: and she saw that the stone was removed from the grave.

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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