The Big Takeaway: Jesus' words to Martha (vv. 25-26) and the subsequent raising of Lazarusdemonstrate that "in the person and work of Jesus, life is no longer bound by death and deathno longer may willfully intrude on life" (Calvin). He alone is sovereign over physical and spirituallife as well as death. His actions also show Jesus as one who enters into our suffering withcompassion, offering comfort and hope to those crushed by the weight of a sinful world.