John 11:38-40

Expanded Bible

Jesus Raises Lazarus

³⁸ Again feeling ·very upset [deeply disturbed/moved], Jesus came to the tomb. It was a cave with a large stone ·covering the entrance [^Llying on/against it; ^CJews typically buried their dead in caves with stones covering the entrance]. ³⁹ Jesus said, “Move the stone away.”

Martha, the sister of the dead man, said, “But, Lord, it has been ·four days since he died [see 11:17]. There will be a ·bad smell [stench].”

⁴⁰ Then Jesus said to her, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?”