John 11:39 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead man, exclaimed, But Lord, by this time he [is decaying and] throws off an offensive odor, for he has been dead four days!

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

Jesus said, “Remove the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said, “Lord, the smell will be awful! He’s been dead four days.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of him who had died, said to him, "Lord, by now it will smell, for this is the fourth day."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Jesus saith: Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith to him: Lord, by this time he stinketh, for he is now of four days.

John 11:39 Cross References

Genesis 23:4

“I am a stranger and a sojourner among you; give me property among you for a burying place, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”

Genesis 3:19

In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

Psalm 49:14

Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; straight to the grave they descend, and their form shall waste away; Sheol shall be their home.

Psalm 49:7

Truly no man can ransom himself, or give to God the price of his life,

Psalm 49:9

that he should continue to live on for ever, and never see the Pit.

Mark 16:3

And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?”

John 11:17

Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days.

Acts 13:36

For David, after he had served the counsel of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw corruption;

Acts 2:27

For thou wilt not abandon my soul to Hades, nor let thy Holy One see corruption.

2 Corinthians 2:16

to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?

Philippians 3:21

who will change our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power which enables him even to subject all things to himself.