John 11:39

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. John 11:39 tn Or “Remove the stone.”
2. John 11:39 tn Grk “the sister of the one who had died.”
3. John 11:39 tn Grk “already he stinks.”
4. John 11:39 tn Or “been there” (in the tomb—see John 11:17).
5. John 11:39 sn He has been buried four days. Although all the details of the miracle itself are not given, those details which are mentioned are important. The statement made by Martha is extremely significant for understanding what actually took place. There is no doubt that Lazarus had really died, because the decomposition of his body had already begun to take place, since he had been dead for four days.