John 11:21
Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
John 11:21 in other translations
| BSB | Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. |
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| WEB | Therefore Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn’t have died. |
| ASV | Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. |
| YLT | Martha, therefore, said unto Jesus, ‘Sir, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died; |
| DARBY | Martha therefore said to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died; |
| BBE | Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead. |
| Webster | Then said Martha to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. |
What does John 11:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 11:20-22
20-22. Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him--true to the energy and activity of her character, as seen in Lu 10:38-42. (See on Lu 10:38-42). but Mary sat ... in the house--equally true to her placid character. These undesigned touches not only charmingly illustrate the minute historic fidelity of both narratives, but their inner harmony.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 11:17-32
Here was a house where the fear of God was, and on which his blessing rested; yet it was made a house of mourning. Grace will keep sorrow from the heart, but not from the house. When God, by his grace and providence, is coming towards us in ways of mercy and comfort, we should, like Martha, go forth by faith, hope, and prayer, to meet him. When Martha went to meet Jesus, Mary sat still in the house; this temper…
John 11:21 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 11:21
- John 11:32
Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
- Matthew 9:18
While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
- 1 Kings 17:18
And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?
- Psalms 78:19
Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?
- John 11:37
And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
- John 4:47-49
When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
- Luke 8:49-55
While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master. But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole. And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden. And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth. …
- Luke 7:6-10
Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed. For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. …
- Luke 7:13-15
And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
- Psalms 78:41
Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
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Context
- 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.
- John 11:21
Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
- John 11:22
But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
John 11:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Marta dijo á Jesús: Señor, si hubieses estado aquí, mi hermano no fuera muerto; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Marthe donc dit à Jésus: Seigneur, si tu avais été ici mon frère ne serait pas mort; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sprach Martha zu Jesu: Herr, wenn du hier gewesen wärest, so wäre mein Bruder nicht gestorben; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixit ergo Martha ad Jesum: Domine, si fuisses hic, frater meus non fuisset mortuus: |