KJV King James Version
Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat [still] in the house.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 11:20
Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat [still] in the house.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him, but Mary stayed at home.
WEB World English Bible
Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.
ASV American Standard Version
Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Martha, therefore, when she heard that Jesus doth come, met him, and Mary kept sitting in the house.
Surrounding context — John 11
17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had [lain] in the grave four days already.
18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat [still] in the house.
21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give [it] thee.
23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἩG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenΜάρθα,G3136 · MarthaMarthaὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenἤκουσενG191 · akouōto hearὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusἔρχεται,G2064 · erchomaito come/goὑπήντησενG5221 · hupantaōto go meetαὐτῷ·G846 · autosit/s/heΜαριὰμG3137 · MariaMaryδὲG1161 · dethenἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoοἴκῳG3624 · oikoshouse: homeἐκαθέζετο.G2516 · kathezomaito sit down
Cross-references
1 Thessalonians 4:17Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.Luke 10:38-42Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.Matthew 25:1Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.John 11:30Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.Acts 28:15And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.Matthew 25:6And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.Acts 10:25And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped [him].
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