John 11:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.

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  • John 11:32 : 32 When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she went down at his feet, saying, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.
  • John 11:37 : 37 But some of them said, This man, who made open the eyes of the blind man, was he not able to keep his friend from death?
  • 1 Kgs 17:18 : 18 And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with you, O man of God? have you come to put God in mind of my sin, and to put my son to death?
  • Ps 78:19 : 19 They said bitter words against God, saying, Is God able to make ready a table in the waste land?
  • Ps 78:41 : 41 Again they put God to the test, and gave pain to the Holy One of Israel.
  • Matt 9:18 : 18 While he was saying these things to them, there came a ruler and gave him worship, saying, My daughter is even now dead; but come and put your hand on her, and she will come back to life.
  • Luke 7:6-9 : 6 And Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the man sent friends to him, saying, Lord, do not give yourself trouble: for I am not important enough for you to come into my house: 7 And I had the feeling that I was not even good enough to come to you: but say the word only, and my servant will be well. 8 For I, myself, am a man under authority, having men under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it. 9 And when these things were said to Jesus, he was surprised, and, turning to the mass of people coming after him, said, I have not seen such great faith, no, not in Israel. 10 And when those who were sent came back to the house they saw that the servant was well.
  • Luke 7:13-15 : 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had pity on her and said to her, Be not sad. 14 And he came near, and put his hand on the stretcher where the dead man was: and those who were moving it came to a stop. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Get up. 15 And the dead man got up, and words came from his lips. And he gave him to his mother.
  • Luke 8:49-55 : 49 While he was still talking, someone came from the house of the ruler of the Synagogue, saying, Your daughter is dead; do not go on troubling the Master. 50 But Jesus at these words said to him, Have no fear, only have faith, and she will be made well. 51 And when he came to the house he did not let any man go in with him, but only Peter and John and James, and the father of the girl and her mother. 52 And all the people were weeping and crying for her; but he said, Do not be sad, for she is not dead, but sleeping. 53 And they were laughing at him, being certain that she was dead. 54 But he, taking her hand, said to her, My child, get up. 55 And her spirit came back to her and she got up straight away: and he gave orders that food was to be given to her.
  • John 4:47-49 : 47 When it came to his ears that Jesus had come from Judaea into Galilee, he went to him and made a request that he would come down to his son, who was near to death, and make him well. 48 Then Jesus said to him, You will not have faith if you do not see signs and wonders. 49 The man said, Sir, come down before my boy is dead.

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  • John 11:28-35
    8 verses
    88%

    28 And having said this, she went away and said secretly to her sister Mary, The Master is here and has sent for you.

    29 And Mary, hearing this, got up quickly and went to him.

    30 Now Jesus had not at this time come into the town, but was still in the place where Martha had seen him.

    31 Then the Jews who were with her in the house, comforting her, when they saw Mary get up quickly and go out, went after her in the belief that she was going to the place of the dead and would be weeping there.

    32 When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she went down at his feet, saying, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.

    33 And when Jesus saw her weeping, and saw the Jews weeping who came with her, his spirit was moved and he was troubled,

    34 And said, Where have you put him? They said, Come and see, Lord.

    35 And Jesus himself was weeping.

  • John 11:17-20
    4 verses
    85%

    17 Now when Jesus came, he made the discovery that Lazarus had been put into the earth four days before.

    18 Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about two miles away;

    19 And a number of Jews had come to Martha and Mary to give them comfort about their brother.

    20 When Martha had the news that Jesus was on the way, she went out to him, but Mary did not go from the house.

  • John 11:22-26
    5 verses
    79%

    22 But I am certain that, even now, whatever request you make to God, God will give it to you.

    23 Jesus said to her, Your brother will come to life again.

    24 Martha said to him, I am certain that he will come to life again when all come back from the dead at the last day.

    25 Jesus said to her, I am myself that day and that life; he who has faith in me will have life even if he is dead;

    26 And no one who is living and has faith in me will ever see death. Is this your faith?

  • John 11:37-44
    8 verses
    78%

    37 But some of them said, This man, who made open the eyes of the blind man, was he not able to keep his friend from death?

    38 So Jesus, deeply troubled in heart, came to the place of the dead. It was a hole in the rock, and a stone was over the opening.

    39 Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said, Lord, by this time the body will be smelling, for he has been dead four days.

    40 Jesus said to her, Did I not say to you that if you had faith you would see the glory of God?

    41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus, looking up to heaven, said, Father, I give praise to you for hearing me.

    42 I was certain that your ears are at all times open to me, but I said it because of these who are here, so that they may see that you sent me.

    43 Then he said in a loud voice, Lazarus, come out!

    44 And he who was dead came out, with linen bands folded tightly about his hands and feet, and a cloth about his face. Jesus said to them, Make him free and let him go.

  • John 11:1-6
    6 verses
    77%

    1 Now a certain man named Lazarus was ill; he was of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

    2 (The Mary whose brother Lazarus was ill, was the Mary who put perfumed oil on the Lord and made his feet dry with her hair.)

    3 So the sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, your dear friend is ill.

    4 When this came to his ears, Jesus said, The end of this disease is not death, but the glory of God, so that the Son of God may have glory because of it.

    5 Now Jesus had love in his heart for Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

    6 So when the news came to him that Lazarus was ill, he did not go from the place where he was for two days.

  • John 11:14-15
    2 verses
    75%

    14 Then Jesus said to them clearly, Lazarus is dead.

    15 And because of you I am glad I was not there, so that you may have faith; but let us go to him.

  • Luke 10:38-41
    4 verses
    74%

    38 Now, while they were on their way, he came to a certain town; and a woman named Martha took him into her house.

    39 And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words.

    40 But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help.

    41 But the Lord, answering, said to her, Martha, Martha, you are full of care and troubled about such a number of things:

  • John 11:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11 These things said he: and after that he said to them, Lazarus our friend is at rest; but I go so that I may make him come out of his sleep.

    12 Then his disciples said to him, Lord, if he is resting he will get well.

  • John 12:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had made to come back from the dead.

    2 So they made him a meal there, and he was waited on by Martha, and Lazarus was among those who were seated with him at table.

  • Luke 8:52-53
    2 verses
    69%

    52 And all the people were weeping and crying for her; but he said, Do not be sad, for she is not dead, but sleeping.

    53 And they were laughing at him, being certain that she was dead.

  • John 20:15
    69%

    15 Jesus said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? who are you looking for? She, taking him for the gardener, said to him, Sir, if you have taken him away from here, say where you have put him and I will take him away.

  • Mark 5:39
    68%

    39 And when he had gone in, he said to them, Why are you making such a noise and weeping? The child is not dead, but sleeping.

  • Luke 7:13-14
    2 verses
    68%

    13 And when the Lord saw her, he had pity on her and said to her, Be not sad.

    14 And he came near, and put his hand on the stretcher where the dead man was: and those who were moving it came to a stop. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Get up.

  • John 12:17
    68%

    17 Now the people who were with him when his voice came to Lazarus in the place of the dead, and gave him life again, had been talking about it.

  • John 12:9
    67%

    9 Then a great number of the Jews had news that he was there: and they came, not only because of Jesus, but so that they might see Lazarus who had been dead and to whom he had given life.

  • John 20:11
    67%

    11 But Mary was still there outside the hole in the rock, weeping; and while she was weeping and looking into the hole,