John 11 · Verse 29

John 11:29

As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.
John 11:29, King James Version

John 11:29 in other translations

BSBAnd when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to Him.
WEBWhen she heard this, she arose quickly and went to him.
ASVAnd she, when she heard it, arose quickly, and went unto him.
YLTshe, when she heard, riseth up quickly, and doth come to him;
DARBYShe, when she heard that, rises up quickly and comes to him.
BBEAnd Mary, hearing this, got up quickly and went to him.
WebsterAs soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came to him.

What does John 11:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 11:28-32

28-32. The Master is come and calleth for thee--The narrative does not give us this interesting detail, but Martha's words do.

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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…

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John 11:29 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἐκείνηekeinēSheG1565
ὡςhōswhenG5613
ἤκουσενēkousenshe heardG191
ἠγέρθηēgerthē[she] rose upG1453
ταχὺtachuquicklyG5035
καὶkaiandG2532
ἤρχετοērchetowas comingG2064
πρὸςprostoG4314
αὐτόν.autonHim.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 11:29

  • Psalms 27:8

    When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.

  • Proverbs 15:23

    A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

  • Song of Solomon 3:1-4

    By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth? It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

  • Psalms 119:59-60

    I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

  • Proverbs 27:17

    Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

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Ps 27:8; 119:59,60; Pr 15:23; 27:17; So 3:1-4

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Context

  • John 11:28

    And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.

  • John 11:29

    As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.

  • John 11:30

    Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.

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John 11:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ella, como lo oyó, levántase prestamente y viene á él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Celle-ci, aussitôt qu’elle l’eut entendu, se lève promptement et s’en vient à lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Als jene es hörte, steht sie schnell auf und geht zu ihm.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Illa ut audivit, surgit cito, et venit ad eum;