John 11:39

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'Take away the stone,' he said. But Martha, the sister of the dead man, said, 'Lord, by now there is a stench, because he has been dead for four days.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Jesus{G2424} saith,{G3004} Take ye away{G142} the stone.{G3037} Martha,{G3136} the sister{G79} of him that was dead,{G2348} saith{G3004} unto him,{G846} Lord,{G2962} by this time{G2235} the body decayeth;{G3605} for{G1063} he hath been{G2076} [dead] four days.{G5066}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Jesus{G2424} said{G3004}{(G5719)}, Take ye away{G142}{(G5657)} the stone{G3037}. Martha{G3136}, the sister{G79} of him that was dead{G2348}{(G5761)}, saith{G3004}{(G5719)} unto him{G846}, Lord{G2962}, by this time{G2235} he stinketh{G3605}{(G5719)}: for{G1063} he hath been{G2076}{(G5748)} dead four days{G5066}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And Iesus sayd: take ye awaye the stone. Martha the sister of him that was deed sayd vnto him: Lorde by this tyme he stinketh. For he hath bene deed foure dayes:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Iesus saide: Take awaye ye stone. Martha the sister of him yt was deed, saide vnto hi: LORDE, he stynketh allready, for he hath bene deed foure dayes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Iesus saide, Take ye away the stone. Martha the sister of him that was dead, said vnto him, Lorde, he stinketh alreadie: for he hath bene dead foure dayes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Iesus sayde: Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of hym that was dead, sayde vnto hym, Lorde, by this tyme he stinketh: For he hath ben dead foure dayes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Jesus saith, `Take ye away the stone;' the sister of him who hath died -- Martha -- saith to him, `Sir, already he stinketh, for he is four days dead;'

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said, Lord, by this time the body will be smelling, for he has been dead four days.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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."

  • NET Bible® (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.”

Referenced Verses

  • John 11:17 : 17 When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.
  • Acts 2:27 : 27 because You will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
  • Acts 13:36 : 36 For David, after he had served God’s purpose in his own generation, fell asleep, was buried with his ancestors, and saw decay.
  • Phil 3:21 : 21 who will transform our lowly bodies to be like his glorious body, through the power that enables him to bring everything under his control.
  • Gen 3:19 : 19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread until you return to the ground, because from it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you will return.
  • Gen 23:4 : 4 “I am a foreigner and a sojourner among you. Give me a burial site among you so I can bury my dead out of my sight.”
  • Ps 49:7 : 7 Those who trust in their wealth and boast in the abundance of their riches—
  • Ps 49:9 : 9 for the redemption of their soul is costly, and it ceases forever—
  • Ps 49:14 : 14 This is their fate, their foolish confidence. And yet, after them, people approve their words. Selah.
  • Mark 16:3 : 3 They were asking each other, 'Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?'

Similar Verses (AI)

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    16 verses
    86%

    11 After he said this, he told them, 'Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going to wake him up.'

    12 The disciples said to him, 'Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.'

    13 Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought he was referring to natural sleep.

    14 So Jesus told them plainly, 'Lazarus has died.'

    15 I am glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.

    16 Then Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, 'Let us also go, so that we may die with him.'

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

    18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away.

    19 Many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother.

    20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.

    21 Martha said to Jesus, 'Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.'

    22 But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.

    23 Jesus said to her, 'Your brother will rise again.'

    24 Martha said to him, 'I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.'

    25 Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.'

    26 'And everyone who lives and believes in me will never die forever. Do you believe this?'

  • John 11:29-38
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    85%

    29 When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him.

    30 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him.

    31 The Jews who were with her in the house, comforting her, saw how Mary quickly got up and went out. They followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to weep there.

    32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, 'Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.'

    33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

    34 'Where have you laid him?' he asked. 'Come and see, Lord,' they replied.

    35 Jesus wept.

    36 Then the Jews said, 'See how he loved him!'

    37 But some of them said, 'Couldn't he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?'

    38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.

  • John 11:40-44
    5 verses
    79%

    40 Jesus said to her, 'Didn't I tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?'

    41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked upward and said, 'Father, I thank you that you have heard me.'

    42 'I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.'

    43 After saying this, he shouted in a loud voice, 'Lazarus, come out!'

    44 The man who had died came out, bound hand and foot with strips of cloth, and his face was wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, 'Unbind him and let him go.'

  • John 12:1
    76%

    1 So Jesus came to Bethany six days before the Passover, where Lazarus was—the one who had died and whom He had raised from the dead.

  • John 11:1-6
    6 verses
    76%

    1 Now there was a man who was sick, Lazarus, from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

    2 (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, is the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair.)

    3 So the sisters sent a message to him, saying, 'Lord, the one you love is sick.'

    4 When Jesus heard it, he said, 'This sickness will not end in death but is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.'

    5 Now Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus.

    6 So, when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was for two more days.

  • Luke 7:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14 Then He approached the coffin, touched it, and the bearers stopped. He said, 'Young man, I say to you, arise.'

    15 The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

  • John 12:17
    71%

    17 The crowd that had been with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify about it.

  • Luke 8:52-54
    3 verses
    71%

    52 Everyone was weeping and mourning for her, but He said, "Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep."

    53 They laughed at Him, knowing that she had died.

    54 But He took her by the hand and called out, "Child, arise!"

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    71%

    39 He went inside and said to them, 'Why are you making such a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.'

  • Mark 16:3
    70%

    3 They were asking each other, 'Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?'

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    70%

    15 Jesus said to her, 'Woman, why are you crying? Whom are you seeking?' Thinking he was the gardener, she said to him, 'Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him.'

  • Matt 14:12
    70%

    12 Then John's disciples came, took the body, buried it, and went and told Jesus.

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    69%

    40 But Martha was distracted by much serving. So she came to Him and asked, 'Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her, therefore, to help me.'

  • John 12:9
    69%

    9 A large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. They came, not just because of Jesus, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.