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John 11:41
“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.”
Verse in context — 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.
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.
42
I know that you always listen to me, but because of the multitude that stands around I said this, that they may believe that you sent me.
43
When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!
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