Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

John 11:33-41 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

33. When Jesus saw Mary crying and the people with her crying too, he was very upset and deeply troubled.

34. He asked, “Where did you put him?” They said, “Lord, come and see.”

35. Jesus cried.

36. And the Jews said, “Look! He loved Lazarus very much!”

37. But some of them said, “Jesus healed the eyes of the blind man. Why didn’t he help Lazarus and stop him from dying?”

38. Again feeling very upset, Jesus came to the tomb. It was a cave with a large stone covering the entrance.

39. He said, “Move the stone away.” Martha said, “But, Lord, it has been four days since Lazarus died. There will be a bad smell.” Martha was the sister of the dead man.

40. Then Jesus said to her, “Remember what I told you? I said that if you believed, you would see God’s divine greatness.”

41. So they moved the stone away from the entrance. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you heard me.