John 11:39

New English Translation

Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, replied, “Lord, by this time the body will have a bad smell, because he has been buried four days.”

Cross References

Genesis 23:4

“I am a temporary settler among you. Grant me ownership of a burial site among you so that I may bury my dead.”

Genesis 3:19

By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will return.”

Psalm 49:14

They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.

Psalm 49:7

Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price

Psalm 49:9

so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.

Mark 16:3

They had been asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”

John 11:17

When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had been in the tomb four days already.

Acts 13:36

For David, after he had served God’s purpose in his own generation, died, was buried with his ancestors, and experienced decay,

Acts 2:27

because you will not leave my soul in Hades, nor permit your Holy One to experience decay.

2 Corinthians 2:16

to the latter an odor from death to death, but to the former a fragrance from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?

Philippians 3:21

who will transform these humble bodies of ours into the likeness of his glorious body by means of that power by which he is able to subject all things to himself.