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Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsays,λέγει“Take awayἌρατεthe stone.”τὸν λίθονMartha,Μάρθαthe sisterἡ ἀδελφὴof the dead man,τοῦ τετελευτηκότοςsaysλέγειto him,αὐτῷ“Lord,Κύριεby nowἤδηhe stinks,ὄζειforγάρit isἐστινthe fourth day.”τεταρταῖος
John 11:39
Study it in the app“Jesus says, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, says to him, “Lord, by now he stinks, for it is the fourth day.””
With the Greek beneath
John 11:39, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- “Take awayἌρατεArate
take away
To take something or someone away from its place.
Where else “Arate” appears- the stoneλίθονlithon
stone
A piece of hard rock, loose or cut.
Where else “lithon” appears- MarthaΜάρθαMartha
Martha
Martha: sister of Mary and Lazarus, in Bethany.
Where else “Martha” appears- the sisterἀδελφὴadelphē
sister
A woman born of the same parents as another.
Where else “adelphē” appears- of the dead manτετελευτηκότοςteteleutēkotos
die
Die, come to the end of life.
Where else “teteleutēkotos” appears- “LordΚύριεKyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- by nowἤδηēdē
already
Already, by now.
Where else “ēdē” appears- he stinksὄζειozei
stink
Smell; said of a dead body, stink.
Where else “ozei” appears- it isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the fourth dayτεταρταῖοςtetartaios
four days dead
Of the fourth day; dead four days.
Where else “tetartaios” appears
The context
38So Jesus, again deeply moved in himself, comes to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.
39 · This verse (above)
40Jesus says to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believe you will see the glory of God?”
To study John 11 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus do when he arrives at Lazarus's tomb and sees Mary and those with her weeping? (vv. 32-44)
2. What it means
Jesus tells Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life.” What does he ask her next, and how does she answer? (vv. 25-27)
3. How I live it
Jesus wept with those who wept (v. 35). How can you accompany someone who is grieving today?