The miracle itself is told briefly (vv. 38–44). No interpretive discourse follows because Martha has already been given the interpretation (vv. 25–26). Martha, accordingly, is the only witness singled out at the scene of the miracle itself. It is her remark that calls the reader’s attention to the stench and foulness of death (v. 39), and it is to her that Jesus renews his promise of the glory of God (v. 40; cf. v. 4). The promise is immediately fulfilled. When the stone blocking the entrance to the tomb is taken away (in spite of Martha’s warning), Jesus looks up to God in prayer. His prayer takes the form of a thanksgiving rather than a petition (cf. 6:11); his relationship to the Father is so close and intimate (cf. 10:38) that he knows his petitions are already answered and that Lazaru…