"Could not this man, who gave sight to a blind man, have kept this man from dying?"
Again groaning, but quietly, Jesus came to the tomb. Like many of the graves in that land, it was a cave in the rocky hillside, and a large stone covered its mouth.
"Move away the stone," commanded Jesus.
"Master," said Martha, "remember that he has been dead four days, and by this time there may be a strong smell from the body."
"Did I not tell you," said Jesus, "that if you will only believe in me you will see the glory of God?"
They moved the stone away from the door of the cave, and Jesus, lifting his eyes upward, said:
"Father, I thank thee for listening to my prayer. I knew that thou always hearest me; but I spoke on account of those around me, that they might believe that thou hast sent me."
Then with a loud voice, Jesus called:
"Lazarus! Come out!"
Out from the tomb came the man who had been dead. He could scarcely walk, for his hands and feet were wrapped with bandages; his face, too, had been covered with a cloth tied over it.