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|When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,

|When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,

|When Jesus saw her and the Jews who came with her weeping, His spirit was grieved, and He was deeply saddened.

|When Jesus saw her and the Jews who came with her weeping, His spirit was grieved, and He was deeply saddened.

|Basically, when Jesus saw the depth of Mary's grieving, it broke His heart. Despite the fact that He knew He was going to raise Lazarus from the dead, and thus He knew that her grief would soon be turned to gladness, seeing her in pain still hurt.  

|When Jesus saw the depth of Mary's grieving, it broke His heart. Despite the fact that He knew He was going to raise Lazarus from the dead, and thus He knew that her grief would soon be turned to gladness, seeing her in pain still hurt.  

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|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.

|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.

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|Jesus said, "Remove the stone." Then Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to Him, "Lord, by this time he will stink as it has been four days."

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|The Greek literally says, "it is the fourth day," but "it has been four days" sounds more natural in English and the meaning is basically the same. Note that Martha has now joined Mary and Jesus at the tomb, and despite being the one who expressed the most faith in Jesus' power earlier (verse 22), she is ever the practical one.

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|Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

|Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

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|Jesus responded, "I told you that if you believe, you would see the glory of God, didn't I?"

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|Rhetorical question implying a "yes" answer.

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|Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

|Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

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|Then they moved the stone, and Jesus raised His eyes upward, and said, "Father, I thank you that you heard me.

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|The Byzantine tradition adds the words "ου ην ο τεθνηκως κειμενος" ("which was where the dead one lay") after "they moved the stone." This clarifying statement is not found in any of the earlier versions of John.

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|And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

|And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

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|And I knew that you always hear me, however, I mention it for the sake of the surrounding crowd, so that they might believe that you have sent me."

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|The "I knew" at the beginning of this sentence is pluperfect, which is past time, completed aspect, and is literally "I had known," but that doesn't sound right in English. The idea is that Jesus has known from the very beginning that His Father hears Him - He has never doubted it. Notice that Jesus acknowledges here that sometimes He prays for the benefit of those standing around. Even His PRAYERS are opportunities to teach.

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