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So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days.
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Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away.
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And many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
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Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house.
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Then Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
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But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You."
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Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again."
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Martha said to Him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."
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Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
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And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
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She said to Him, "Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world."
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And when she had said these things, she went her way and secretly called Mary her sister, saying, "The Teacher has come and is calling for you."
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As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly and came to Him.
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Now Jesus had not yet come into the town, but was in the place where Martha met Him.
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Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, "She is going to the tomb to weep there."
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Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down at His feet, saying to Him, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died."
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Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled.
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And He said, "Where have you laid him?" They said to Him, "Lord, come and see."
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Jesus wept.
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Then the Jews said, "See how He loved him!"
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And some of them said, "Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?"