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John 11:39
“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.”
Verse in context — John 11
37
Some of them said, "Couldn't this man, who opened the eyes of him who was blind, have also kept this man from dying?
38
Jesus therefore, again groaning in himself, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
39
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.
40
Jesus said to her, "Didn't I tell you that if you believed, you would see God's glory?
41
So they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, "Father, I thank you that you listened to me.
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