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John 11:40
Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
from Jesus Raises Lazarus, John 11:38-44
What it says

Jesus reminds them that belief will lead them to see God’s glory.

What it is doing

Interprets the coming act before the stone is removed.

In context

38Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 39“Take away the stone,” Jesus said. 40Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” 41So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. 42I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.” 43After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth.