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John 11:17
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15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe. Nevertheless let us go to him.”
16 Then aThomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with Him.”  

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17 So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days.
18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away.  
19 And many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
20 Now Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house.
21 Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
22 But even now I know that awhatever You ask of God, God will give You.”  
Verse Comparison: John 11:17

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American Standard Version
So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.

Amplified® Bible
So when Jesus arrived, He found that he [Lazarus] had already been in the tomb four days.

Contemporary English Version
When Jesus got to Bethany, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days.

Darby English Version
Jesus therefore [on] arriving found him to have been four days already in the tomb.

Good News Bible
When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had been buried four days before.

International Standard Version
When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.

King James Version
Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

New American Standard Bible
So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days.

New International Version
On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.

New King James Version
So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So when Jesus came, He found that he had already lain in the tomb four days.

Young's Literal Translation
Jesus, therefore, having come, found him having been four days already in the tomb.


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