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John 11:38–40

38 So Jesus, again being deeply moved within, * came to the tomb. Now it was a acave, and a stone was lying against it.

39 Jesus * said, Remove the stone.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, * said to Him, “Lord, by this time 1there will be a stench, for he has been dead afour days.”

40 Jesus * said to her, aDid I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”

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John 11:38–40 — The New International Version (NIV)

38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 39 Take away the stone,” he said.

“But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.”

40 Then Jesus said, Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”

John 11:38–40 — English Standard Version (ESV)

38 Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. 39 Jesus said, Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days.” 40 Jesus said to her, Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?”

John 11:38–40 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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?

John 11:38–40 — New Living Translation (NLT)

38 Jesus was still angry as he arrived at the tomb, a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance. 39 Roll the stone aside,” Jesus told them.

But Martha, the dead man’s sister, protested, “Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible.”

40 Jesus responded, Didn’t I tell you that you would see God’s glory if you believe?”

John 11:38–40 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

38 Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb. 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, Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?”

John 11:38–40 — New Century Version (NCV)

38 Again feeling very upset, Jesus came to the tomb. It was a cave with a large stone 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. There will be a bad smell.”

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

John 11:38–40 — American Standard Version (ASV)

38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it. 39 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. 40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou believedst, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

John 11:38–40 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

38 Jesus therefore, again deeply moved in himself, comes to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 39 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. 40 Jesus says to her, Did I not say to thee, that if thou shouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

John 11:38–40 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

38 Deeply moved again, Jesus went to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone covering the entrance. 39 Jesus said, “Take the stone away.” 

Martha, the dead man’s sister, told Jesus, “Lord, there must already be a stench. He’s been dead for four days.” 

40 Jesus said to her, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believe, you would see God’s glory?”

John 11:38–40 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

38 Then Jesus, angry in Himself again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Remove the stone,” Jesus said.

Martha, the dead man’s sister, told Him, “Lord, he’s already decaying. It’s been four days.”

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

John 11:38–40 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

38 Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Jesus said, Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” 40 Jesus said to her, Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”

John 11:38–40 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

38 Then Jesus, deeply moved within himself again, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone was lying on it. 39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the one who had died, said to him, “Lord, he is stinking already, because it has been four days.” 40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”

John 11:38–40 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

38 Once more Jesus felt very sad. He came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone in front of the entrance.

39 “Take away the stone,” he said.

“But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad smell. Lazarus has been in the tomb for four days.”

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


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