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Jesus Comforts Martha and Mary

John 11:21

In 9 translations

BSB
Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
KJV
Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
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.
LSV
Martha, therefore, said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother had not died;
YLT
Martha, therefore, said unto Jesus, 'Sir, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;
DBY
Martha therefore said to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;
DRC
Martha therefore said to Jesus: Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
GNV
Then said Martha vnto Iesus, Lord, if thou hadst bene here, my brother had not bene dead.

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Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus include ἡ (“the”); Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τὸν (“the”); Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
  • NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἀπέθανεν (“be dead”); Tyndale House, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐτεθνήκει (“had died”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • Word order: Tyndale House, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ὁ elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Tyndale House, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἀδελφός elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Tyndale House, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place μου elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἡ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἡ; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
  • SBLGNT: τὸν. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read τὸν; Westcott and Hort (1881) omit this wording.
  • SBLGNT: οὐκ ἂν ἀπέθανεν ὁ ἀδελφός μου. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read οὐκ ἂν ἀπέθανεν ὁ ἀδελφός μου; Robinson–Pierpont read ὁ ἀδελφός μου οὐκ ἂν ἐτεθνήκει.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
εἶπεν οὖν ἡ Μάρθα πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν· Κύριε, εἰ ἦς ὧδε οὐκ ἂν ἀπέθανεν ὁ ἀδελφός μου·
RP2018
Εἶπεν οὖν Μάρθα πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν, Κύριε, εἰ ἦς ὧδε, ὁ ἀδελφός μου οὐκ ἂν ἐτεθνήκει.
TR-Boyd
Εἶπεν οὖν ἡ Μάρθα πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν, Κύριε, εἰ ἦς ὧδε, ὁ ἀδελφός μου οὐκ ἂν ἐτεθνήκει.
SCR1894
ειπεν ουν η μαρθα προς τον ιησουν κυριε ει ης ωδε ο αδελφος μου ουκ αν ετεθνηκει

Who and where

👤 Jesus Christ👤 Martha◆ Lazarus Raised form the Dead

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Cross-references most cited first

  • John 11:32When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
  • Matthew 9:18While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.”
  • 1 Kings 17:18“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”
  • John 4:47–49When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die. Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”…
  • Psalms 78:19They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?
  • Luke 7:6–10So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. That is why I did not…
  • John 11:37But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”
  • Luke 8:49–55While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.” But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Do not be…
  • Luke 7:13–15When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.” Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!” And the dead man sat up…
  • Psalms 78:41Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

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