Martha went back to the house, and found Mary still sitting on the ground, and a great many friends round her.
Martha whispered in her ear, and told her that Jesus wanted to speak to her. So Martha and Mary went together, and found Jesus waiting for them in the road.
Mary’s friends went with her, and they cried; and Mary cried very much indeed: and when she saw Jesus she fell down at his feet and said, Lord, if you had been here, my brother had not died.
Jesus was very sorry to see her so unhappy, and to see so many people crying: he felt very sad indeed, and he sighed very deeply. Jesus does not like to see anyone in trouble, he is so kind.
Then Jesus said, Where have you put Lazarus?
Martha and Mary and their friends said, Come and see; and they showed him the way.
As Jesus walked along, the tears rolled down his cheeks.
At last they came to the grave. It was a hole, and a very large stone was before the hole.
Then Jesus said, Take away the stone.