Verse 17

Jesus, therefore, having come, found him having been four days already in the tomb.

Referenced Verses

• John 11:39 : 39 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;'
• Acts 2:27-31 : 27 because Thou wilt not leave my soul to hades, nor wilt Thou give Thy Kind One to see corruption; 28 Thou didst make known to me ways of life, Thou shalt fill me with joy with Thy countenance. 29 `Men, brethren! it is permitted to speak with freedom unto you concerning the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is among us unto this day; 30 a prophet, therefore, being, and knowing that with an oath God did swear to him, out of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, to raise up the Christ, to sit upon his throne, 31 having foreseen, he did speak concerning the rising again of the Christ, that his soul was not left to hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.
• Hos 6:2 : 2 He doth revive us after two days, In the third day He doth raise us up, And we live before Him.
• John 2:19 : 19 Jesus answered and said to them, `Destroy this sanctuary, and in three days I will raise it up.'