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Jesus Comforts Martha and Mary

John 11:32

In 9 translations

BSB
When 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.”
KJV
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.
WEB
Therefore when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.”
ASV
Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
LSV
Mary, therefore, when she came where Jesus was, having seen Him, fell at His feet, saying to Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother had not died”;
YLT
Mary, therefore, when she came where Jesus was, having seen him, fell at his feet, saying to him, 'Sir, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;'
DBY
Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, seeing him, fell at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
DRC
When Mary therefore was come where Jesus was, seeing him, she fell down at his feet, and saith to him: Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
GNV
Then when Mary was come where Iesus was, and sawe him, she fell downe at his feete, saying vnto him, Lord, if thou haddest bene here, my brother had not bene dead.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read πρὸς (“at”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read εἰς (“into”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)
  • Spelling of Μαριὰμ: Tyndale House, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: Μαρία.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὁ (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus place αὐτοῦ elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place μου elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (4)

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

  • SBLGNT: Μαριὰμ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Μαριὰμ; Robinson–Pierpont read Μαρία.
  • SBLGNT: ἦν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἦν; Robinson–Pierpont add ὁ.
  • SBLGNT: πρὸς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read πρὸς; Robinson–Pierpont read εἰς.
  • SBLGNT: μου ἀπέθανεν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read μου ἀπέθανεν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἀπέθανεν μου.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἡ οὖν Μαριὰμ ὡς ἦλθεν ὅπου ἦν Ἰησοῦς ἰδοῦσα αὐτὸν ἔπεσεν αὐτοῦ πρὸς τοὺς πόδας, λέγουσα αὐτῷ· Κύριε, εἰ ἦς ὧδε οὐκ ἄν μου ἀπέθανεν ὁ ἀδελφός.
RP2018
Ἡ οὖν Μαρία, ὡς ἦλθεν ὅπου ἦν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ἰδοῦσα αὐτόν, ἔπεσεν αὐτοῦ εἰς τοὺς πόδας λέγουσα αὐτῷ, Κύριε, εἰ ἦς ὧδε, οὐκ ἂν ἀπέθανέν μου ὁ ἀδελφός.
TR-Boyd
Ἡ οὖν Μαρία, ὡς ἦλθεν ὅπου ἦν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ἰδοῦσα αὐτόν, ἔπεσεν εἰς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ λέγουσα αὐτῷ, Κύριε, εἰ ἦς ὧδε, οὐκ ἂν ἀπέθανέ μου ὁ ἀδελφός.
SCR1894
η ουν μαρια ως ηλθεν οπου ην ο ιησους ιδουσα αυτον επεσεν εις τους ποδας αυτου λεγουσα αυτω κυριε ει ης ωδε ουκ αν απεθανεν μου ο αδελφος

Who and where

👤 Jesus Christ👤 Mary (sister of Lazarus)◆ Lazarus Raised form the Dead

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Cross-references most cited first

  • John 11:21Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
  • Luke 17:16He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.
  • Luke 5:8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
  • Luke 8:41Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,
  • Revelation 5:14And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
  • Revelation 22:8And I am John, who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.
  • Revelation 5:8When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
  • John 11:37But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”
  • John 4:49“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”

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