011:034 though deeply troubled, asked them, "Where have you laid him?"
"Master, come and see," was their reply.
011:035 Jesus wept.
011:036 "See how dear he held him," said the Jews.
011:037 But others of them asked, "Was this man who opened the blind
man's eyes unable to prevent this man from dying?"
011:038 Jesus, however, again restraining His strong feeling,
came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone had been laid
against the mouth of it.
011:039 "Take away the stone," said Jesus. Martha, the sister of the
dead man, exclaimed, "Master, by this time there is a foul smell;
for it is three days since he died."
011:040 "Did I not promise you," replied Jesus, "that if you believe,
you shall see the glory of God?"
011:041 So they removed the stone. Then Jesus lifted up His eyes
and said, "Father, I thank Thee that Thou hast heard me.
011:042 I know that Thou always hearest me; but for the sake of the crowd
standing round I have said this--that they may believe
that Thou didst send me."
011:043 After speaking thus, He called out in a loud voice,
"Lazarus, come out."
011:044 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped in cloths,
and his face wrapped round with a towel. "Untie him,"
said Jesus, "and let him go free."
011:045 Thereupon a considerable number of the Jews--namely those
who had come to Mary and had witnessed His deeds--
became believers in Him;
011:046 though some of them went off to the Pharisees and told them
what He had done.
011:047 Therefore the High Priests and the Pharisees held a meeting of