KJV King James Version
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.
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John 11:39
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“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.”
WEB World English Bible
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 American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jesus saith, ‘Take ye away the stone;’ the sister of him who hath died—Martha—saith to him, ‘Sir, already he stinketh, for he is four days dead;’
Surrounding context — John 11
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 to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
39 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.
40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
41 Then they took away the stone [from the place] where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up [his] eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said [it], that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
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λέγειG3004 · legōto sayὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦς·G2424 · IēsousJesusἄρατεG142 · airōto take upτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoλίθον.G3037 · lithosstoneλέγειG3004 · legōto sayαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφὴG79 · adelphēsisterτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoτετελευτηκότοςG5053 · teleutaōto deceaseΜάρθα·G3136 · MarthaMarthaκύριε,G2962 · kurioslord: GodἤδηG2235 · ēdēalreadyὄζει·G3605 · ozōto stinkτεταρταῖοςG5066 · tetartaiosfourthγάρG1063 · garforἐστιν.G1510 · eimito be
Cross-references
John 11:17Then when Jesus came, he found that he had [lain] in the grave four days already.Psalm 49:7None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:Mark 16:3And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?Philippians 3:21Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou [art], and unto dust shalt thou return.Genesis 23:4I [am] a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.Psalm 49:9That he should still live for ever, [and] not see corruption.Acts 13:36For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:Acts 2:27Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.Psalm 49:14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
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