John 11:39

New International Reader's Version

“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.”

Cross References

Genesis 23:4

“I’m an outsider. I’m a stranger among you. Sell me some property where I can bury those in my family who die. Then I can bury my wife.”

Genesis 3:19

You will have to work hard and sweat a lot to produce the food you eat. You were made out of the ground. You will return to it when you die. You are dust, and you will return to dust.”

Psalm 49:14

They are like sheep and will end up in the grave. Death will be their shepherd. But when honest people come to power, a new day will dawn. The bodies of sinners will waste away in the grave. They will end up far away from their princely houses.

Psalm 49:7

No one can pay for the life of anyone else. No one can give God what that would cost.

Psalm 49:9

No one can pay enough to live forever and not rot in the grave.

Mark 16:3

They asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance to the tomb?”

John 11:17

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

Acts 13:36

“David carried out God’s purpose while he lived. Then he died. He was buried with his people. His body rotted away.

Acts 2:27

You will not leave me in the place of the dead. You will not let your holy one rot away.

2 Corinthians 2:16

To those who are dying, we are the smell of death. To those who are being saved, we are the perfume of life. Who is able to do this work?

Philippians 3:21

He has the power to bring everything under his control. By his power he will change our earthly bodies. They will become like his glorious body.