30. Jesus had not yet entered the village. He was still at the place where Martha had met him.
31. Some Jews had been comforting Mary in the house. They noticed how quickly she got up and went out. So they followed her. They thought she was going to the tomb to cry there.
32. Mary reached the place where Jesus was. When she saw him, she fell at his feet. She said, "Lord, I wish you had been here! Then my brother would not have died."
33. Jesus saw her crying. He saw that the Jews who had come along with her were crying also. His spirit became very sad, and he was troubled.
34. "Where have you put him?" he asked. "Come and see, Lord," they replied.
35. Jesus sobbed.
36. Then the Jews said, "See how much he loved him!"
37. But some of them said, "He opened the eyes of the blind man. Couldn't he have kept this man from dying?"
38. Once more Jesus felt very sad. He came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone in front of the entrance.