JOHN 11:39 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
'Take away the stone,' he said. But, Lord,' said Martha, the sister of the dead man, 'by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days' — Jesus commands the removal of the stone, but Martha objects, citing the advanced decomposition inevitable after four days of burial in the warm Mediterranean climate. Her objection is practical and reflects the reality of physical death and decay, suggesting reluctance to witness the corrupted remains.
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