Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home. New Living Translation When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed in the house. English Standard Version So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house. Berean Standard Bible So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him; but Mary stayed at home. Berean Literal Bible Therefore Martha, when she heard that Jesus is coming, met Him; but Mary was sitting in the house. King James Bible Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. New King James Version Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house. New American Standard Bible So then Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him, but Mary stayed in the house. NASB 1995 Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him, but Mary stayed at the house. NASB 1977 Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him; but Mary still sat in the house. Legacy Standard Bible Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him, but Mary was sitting in the house. Amplified Bible So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet Him, while Mary remained sitting in the house. Christian Standard Bible As soon as Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him, but Mary remained seated in the house. Holman Christian Standard Bible As soon as Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet Him. But Mary remained seated in the house. American Standard Version Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But when Martha heard that Yeshua had come, she went out to meet him; but Maryam was sitting in the house. Contemporary English Version When Martha heard that Jesus had arrived, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed in the house. Douay-Rheims Bible Martha therefore, as soon as she heard that Jesus had come, went to meet him: but Mary sat at home. English Revised Version Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house. GOD'S WORD® Translation When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. Mary stayed at home. Good News Translation When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed in the house. International Standard Version As soon as Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. Literal Standard Version Martha, therefore, when she heard that Jesus comes, met Him, and Mary kept sitting in the house. Majority Standard Bible So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him; but Mary stayed at home. New American Bible When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him; but Mary sat at home. NET Bible So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house. New Revised Standard Version When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. New Heart English Bible Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house. Webster's Bible Translation Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat in the house. Weymouth New Testament Martha, however, as soon as she heard the tidings, "Jesus is coming," went to meet Him; but Mary remained sitting in the house. World English Bible Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house. Young's Literal Translation Martha, therefore, when she heard that Jesus doth come, met him, and Mary kept sitting in the house. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jesus Comforts Martha and Mary…19and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother. 20So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him; but Mary stayed at home. 21Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.… Cross References Luke 10:38 As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. John 11:30 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him. Treasury of Scripture Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. as soon. John 11:30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him. Matthew 25:1,6 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom… Acts 10:25 And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. Jump to Previous Heard Home House However Jesus Kept Martha Mary Meet Met News Sat Sitting Soon Tidings WayJump to Next Heard Home House However Jesus Kept Martha Mary Meet Met News Sat Sitting Soon Tidings WayJohn 11 1. Jesus raises Lazarus, four days buried.45. Many Jews believe. 47. The high priests and Pharisees gather a council against Jesus. 49. Caiaphas prophesies. 54. Jesus hides himself. 55. At the Passover they enquire after him, and lay wait for him. (20) Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming . . .--This is partly to be explained from the position in which they stood towards Him, and partly from the fact of the presence of the Jews at the house. She goes forth to meet Him in a place where she can speak her heart's thoughts, apart from the oppressive ceremonial of the formal lamentation, and where He would not be exposed to a renewal of the attempts against His life. But Mary sat still in the house.--Better, without the word in italics, but Mary was sitting in the house. The characteristics of the two sisters, which we find in Luke 10:38 (see Note there), are strikingly preserved in this narrative. The clause describes precisely the position of the mourner, who sat on or near the ground, while those who came to lament with her sat around. (Comp. Job 2:13-13.) Verse 20. - The οϋν points back probably to ver. 1. The type of character so beautifully contrasted in the previous reference to the family at Bethany appears again, and confirms the historical character of Luke 10:38, etc., as well as of the narrative before us. Thoma says that this picture is "simply painted with synoptic color." Martha is the mistress of the house. Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. Martha was a woman of impulse, energy, practical duty; like Peter, she was ready even to give advice to her Lord, and eager to put everybody in his rightful place. On the first opportunity she hastened at once to "meet" Jesus, even without at first warning her sister of his approach. Mary, contemplative, pensive, undemonstrative under ordinary circumstances, but with a great fund of love, was sitting in the house receiving the condolences of the Jews (cf. ver. 19). Weiss suggests that Jesus was well aware, from the station of the family, and from the fact that hitherto his own friendship for the sisters had not submitted them to the ban, that "many Jews" would have congregated in the house of mourning. Consequently, Jesus does not come straight to the house, but allows it to be known that he is there.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Soοὖν (oun) Conjunction Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. when ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. Martha Μάρθα (Martha) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3136: Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus of Bethany. Probably of Chaldee origin; Martha, a Christian woman. heard ἤκουσεν (ēkousen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. was coming, ἔρχεται (erchetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2064: To come, go. she went out to meet ὑπήντησεν (hypēntēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 5221: To meet, go to meet. From hupo and a derivative of anti; to go opposite under, i.e. To encounter, fall in with. Him; αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. but δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. Mary Μαριὰμ (Mariam) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3137: Or Mariam of Hebrew origin; Maria or Mariam, the name of six Christian females. stayed ἐκαθέζετο (ekathezeto) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2516: To be sitting, sit down, be seated. From kata and the base of hedraios; to sit down. at ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. home. οἴκῳ (oikō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 3624: A dwelling; by implication, a family. 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