John 11:39

New International Version

“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.”

Cross References

John 11:17

On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.

Mark 16:3

and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?”

Psalm 49:7

No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them—

Philippians 3:21

who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.

Genesis 3:19

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

Acts 2:27

because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, you will not let your holy one see decay.

Psalm 49:14

They are like sheep and are destined to die; death will be their shepherd (but the upright will prevail over them in the morning). Their forms will decay in the grave, far from their princely mansions.

Psalm 49:9

so that they should live on forever and not see decay.

Genesis 23:4

“I am a foreigner and stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.”

Acts 13:36

“Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his ancestors and his body decayed.

2 Corinthians 2:16

To the one we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is equal to such a task?