Verse 19

Many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother.

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  • Job 2:11 : 11 Now when Job's three friends heard about all this calamity that had come upon him, each of them came from his own place—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They met together to come and show him sympathy and comfort.
  • John 11:31 : 31 The Jews who were with her in the house, comforting her, saw how Mary quickly got up and went out. They followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to weep there.
  • 1 Thess 5:11 : 11 Therefore, encourage one another and build each other up, just as you are already doing.
  • Gen 37:35 : 35 All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, "I will go down to Sheol mourning my son." And his father wept for him.
  • 2 Sam 10:2 : 2 Then David said, 'I will show kindness to Hanun, the son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.' So David sent his servants to console Hanun about his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites,
  • 1 Chr 7:21-22 : 21 Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, with Ezer and Elead. Men of Gath, who were born in the land, killed them because they had gone down to raid their cattle. 22 Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
  • Rom 12:15 : 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
  • 2 Cor 1:4 : 4 who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
  • 1 Thess 4:18 : 18 Therefore, encourage one another with these words.
  • Job 42:11 : 11 All his brothers, sisters, and former acquaintances came to him and ate with him in his house. They showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the misfortune that the LORD had brought upon him, and each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
  • Eccl 7:2 : 2 It is better to go to a house of mourning than to a house of feasting, because death is the destination of everyone, and the living should take it to heart.
  • Isa 51:19 : 19 These double calamities have come upon you—destruction and devastation, famine and sword. Who will console you?
  • Jer 16:5-7 : 5 For this is what the LORD says: Do not enter a house of mourning. Do not go to lament or console them, for I have withdrawn My peace from this people, declares the LORD, as well as My lovingkindness and compassion. 6 Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned; no one will cut themselves or shave their heads for them in mourning. 7 No one will break bread for the bereaved to comfort them for the dead. Nor will anyone offer them a cup of consolation for their father or mother.
  • Lam 1:2 : 2 Bitterly she weeps in the night, tears on her cheeks. There is no one to comfort her—all who loved her have betrayed her; they have become her enemies.
  • Lam 1:9 : 9 Her uncleanness clings to her skirts; she did not consider her future. Her fall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. "Look, LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed."
  • Lam 1:16 : 16 "Because of these things I weep; my eyes, my eyes flow with tears. No one is near to comfort me, no one to restore my spirit. My children are desolate because the enemy has prevailed."
  • Lam 1:21 : 21 People have heard my groaning, but there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have done it. Bring the day you have announced, so they may become like me.
  • Lam 2:13 : 13 What can I say on your behalf? To what can I compare you, O daughter of Jerusalem? What can I liken you to, so that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? Your wound is as vast as the sea—who can heal you?