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John 11:39

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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.
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  1. John 11:17Rank 1 from verse 39
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    17Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

  2. Psalms 49:7Rank 2 from verse 39
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    7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

  3. Mark 16:3Rank 3 from verse 39
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    3And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?

  4. Genesis 3:19Rank 4 from verse 39
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    19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

  5. Philippians 3:21Rank 5 from verse 39
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    21Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

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John 11:39

COMBINED MEANING

take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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stone

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Sense 1: A piece or mass of rock. Sense 2: To strike or kill with stones.

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dead

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Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

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Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

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time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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38Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

39Jesus 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.

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40Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

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