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John 11:39

JesusMartha
Death and lossGriefDoubt

37 But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”

38 Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.

“Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”

40 Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”

41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.

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BSB
“Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”
KJV
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.
WEB
Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days.”
ASV
Jesus saith, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time the body decayeth; for he hath been [dead] four days.
DARBY
Jesus says, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead, says to him, Lord, he stinks already, for he is four days [there].
BLB
Jesus says, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the one having died, says to Him, “Lord, already he stinks, for it is four days.”
ÅB
Jesus sier: Ta steinen bort! Marta, den dødes søster, sier til ham: Herre! han stinker allerede, for han har ligget fire dager.
OTB
"Ta bort steinen," sa Han. "Men, Herre," sa Marta, den avdødes søster, "på dette tidspunktet er det en vond lukt, for han har vært der i fire dager."
B1930
Jesus sier: Ta stenen bort! Marta, den dødes søster, sier til ham: Herre! han stinker allerede, for han har ligget fire dager.

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Cross references

  • John 11:17

    When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb.

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  • Psalms 49:7

    No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.

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  • Mark 16:3

    They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?”

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  • Philippians 3:21

    who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.

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  • Genesis 3:19

    By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”

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  • Genesis 23:4

    “I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”

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