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 Then Martha,  going  into  the  house,  called  her  sister  secretly , and told  her:  “The  Master  is  come,  and  calleth  for  thee.”  Mary rose up  quickly  and  went  to  Him. The Jews  who  were  in  the house followed  her,  saying:  “She  goeth  to  the  sepulchre  to  weep there.” As  soon  as  Mary  came  to  Jesus,  she  fell  at  His  Feet, exclaiming: “Lord,  if  Thou  hadst  been  here,  my  brother  would not have  died.”



When Jesus  saw  her  weeping ,  and  the  friends  who  had  come with her,  He  groaned  in  spirit,  and  troubled  Himself,  and  said: “Where have  you  laid  him?”  They  answered:  “Come  and  see.” And Jesus  wept. Seeing this,  the  Jews  exclaimed:  “Behold  how He loved  him!”