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But some of them said, "He gave sight to the blind man, didn't he? Could he not have kept Lazarus from dying?"
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Deeply moved once more, Jesus went to the tomb, which was a cave with a stone placed at the entrance.
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"Take the stone away!" Jesus ordered. Martha, the dead man's sister, answered, "There will be a bad smell, Lord. He has been buried four days!"
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Jesus said to her, "Didn't I tell you that you would see God's glory if you believed?"
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They took the stone away. Jesus looked up and said, "I thank you, Father, that you listen to me.
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I know that you always listen to me, but I say this for the sake of the people here, so that they will believe that you sent me."
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After he had said this, he called out in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!"
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He came out, his hands and feet wrapped in grave cloths, and with a cloth around his face. "Untie him," Jesus told them, "and let him go."
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Many of the people who had come to visit Mary saw what Jesus did, and they believed in him.
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But some of them returned to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
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So the Pharisees and the chief priests met with the Council and said, "What shall we do? Look at all the miracles this man is performing!