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John 11:20

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Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.

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John 11:20 in other translations

Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house.

John 11:20 · American Standard Version

John 11:20 in context

  1. 18Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away.
  2. 19Many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.
  3. 20Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.
  4. 21Therefore Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.
  5. 22Even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.”