John 11 · Verse 30

John 11:30

Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.
John 11:30, King James Version

John 11:30 in other translations

BSBNow Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.
WEBNow Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was in the place where Martha met him.
ASV(Now Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha met him.)
YLTand Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was in the place where Martha met him;
DARBYNow Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was in the place where Martha came to meet him.
BBENow Jesus had not at this time come into the town, but was still in the place where Martha had seen him.
WebsterNow Jesus had not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.

What does John 11:30 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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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 30 Jesus was not yet come into the town - As the Jewish burying places were without their cities and villages, it appears that the place where our Savior was, when Martha met him, was not far from the place where Lazarus was buried. See the note on Luk 7:12.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 11:30 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.

οὔπωoupōNot yetG3768
δὲdenowG1161
ἐληλύθειelēlutheihad comeG2064
ὁho<the>G3588
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
εἰςeisintoG1519
τὴνtēntheG3588
κώμην,kōmēnvillage,G2968
ἀλλ᾽all᾽butG235
ἦνēnwasG1510
ἐνeninG1722
τῷtōtheG3588
τόπῳtopōplaceG5117
ὅπουhopouwhereG3699
ὑπήντησενhupēntēsenmetG5221
αὐτῷautōwith HimG846
ἡhē<the>G3588
Μάρθα.¶MarthaMartha.G3136

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

Cross references for John 11:30

  • 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.

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Context

  • 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.

  • John 11:31

    The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.

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John 11:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		(Que aun no había llegado Jesús á la aldea, mas estaba en aquel lugar donde Marta le había encontrado.)
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		(Or Jésus n’était pas encore arrivé dans le village; mais il était au lieu où Marthe l’avait rencontré.)
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jesus aber war noch nicht in das Dorf gekommen, sondern war an dem Orte, wo Martha ihm begegnet war.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		nondum enim venerat Jesus in castellum: sed erat adhuc in illo loco, ubi occurrerat ei Martha.