John 11:21

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Martha said to Jesus, 'Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.'

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  • John 11:32 : 32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, 'Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.'
  • John 11:37 : 37 But some of them said, 'Couldn't he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?'
  • 1 Kgs 17:18 : 18 She said to Elijah, "What have I to do with you, man of God? Have you come to bring my sin to remembrance and to kill my son?"
  • Ps 78:19 : 19 They spoke against God, saying, 'Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?'
  • Ps 78:41 : 41 Again and again they tested God and limited the Holy One of Israel.
  • Matt 9:18 : 18 While he was saying this, a ruler came and knelt before him, saying, 'My daughter has just died. But come and place your hand on her, and she will live.'
  • Luke 7:6-9 : 6 So Jesus went with them. When He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to say to Him, 'Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.' 7 That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But speak a word, and my servant will be healed. 8 'For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to one, "Go," and he goes; and to another, "Come," and he comes; and to my servant, "Do this," and he does it.' 9 When Jesus heard this, He marveled at him. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, 'I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.' 10 When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well.
  • Luke 7:13-15 : 13 When the Lord saw her, He was moved with compassion for her and said, 'Do not weep.' 14 Then He approached the coffin, touched it, and the bearers stopped. He said, 'Young man, I say to you, arise.' 15 The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
  • Luke 8:49-55 : 49 While He was still speaking, someone came from the house of the synagogue leader and said, "Your daughter has died. Do not trouble the Teacher any longer." 50 But Jesus, hearing this, responded to him, "Do not be afraid. Just believe, and she will be saved." 51 When He arrived at the house, He did not allow anyone to enter with Him except Peter, James, John, and the child’s father and mother. 52 Everyone was weeping and mourning for her, but He said, "Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep." 53 They laughed at Him, knowing that she had died. 54 But He took her by the hand and called out, "Child, arise!" 55 Her spirit returned, and she immediately stood up. Then He directed them to give her something to eat.
  • John 4:47-49 : 47 When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and pleaded with him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die. 48 Jesus said to him, "Unless you see signs and wonders, you will never believe." 49 The royal official said to him, "Sir, come down before my child dies."

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  • John 11:28-35
    8 verses
    88%

    28 After she said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside, saying privately, 'The Teacher is here and is asking for you.'

    29 When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him.

    30 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him.

    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.

    32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, 'Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.'

    33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

    34 'Where have you laid him?' he asked. 'Come and see, Lord,' they replied.

    35 Jesus wept.

  • John 11:17-20
    4 verses
    85%

    17 When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.

    18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away.

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

    20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.

  • John 11:22-26
    5 verses
    79%

    22 But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.

    23 Jesus said to her, 'Your brother will rise again.'

    24 Martha said to him, 'I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.'

    25 Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.'

    26 'And everyone who lives and believes in me will never die forever. Do you believe this?'

  • John 11:37-44
    8 verses
    78%

    37 But some of them said, 'Couldn't he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?'

    38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.

    39 'Take away the stone,' he said. But Martha, the sister of the dead man, said, 'Lord, by now there is a stench, because he has been dead for four days.'

    40 Jesus said to her, 'Didn't I tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?'

    41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked upward and said, 'Father, I thank you that you have heard me.'

    42 'I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.'

    43 After saying this, he shouted in a loud voice, 'Lazarus, come out!'

    44 The man who had died came out, bound hand and foot with strips of cloth, and his face was wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, 'Unbind him and let him go.'

  • John 11:1-6
    6 verses
    77%

    1 Now there was a man who was sick, Lazarus, from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

    2 (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, is the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair.)

    3 So the sisters sent a message to him, saying, 'Lord, the one you love is sick.'

    4 When Jesus heard it, he said, 'This sickness will not end in death but is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.'

    5 Now Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus.

    6 So, when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was for two more days.

  • John 11:14-15
    2 verses
    75%

    14 So Jesus told them plainly, 'Lazarus has died.'

    15 I am glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.

  • Luke 10:38-41
    4 verses
    74%

    38 While they were traveling, He entered a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.

    39 She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet and listened to His word.

    40 But Martha was distracted by much serving. So she came to Him and asked, 'Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her, therefore, to help me.'

    41 The Lord answered her, 'Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.'

  • John 11:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11 After he said this, he told them, 'Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going to wake him up.'

    12 The disciples said to him, 'Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.'

  • John 12:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 So Jesus came to Bethany six days before the Passover, where Lazarus was—the one who had died and whom He had raised from the dead.

    2 There they prepared a dinner for Him. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.

  • Luke 8:52-53
    2 verses
    69%

    52 Everyone was weeping and mourning for her, but He said, "Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep."

    53 They laughed at Him, knowing that she had died.

  • John 20:15
    69%

    15 Jesus said to her, 'Woman, why are you crying? Whom are you seeking?' Thinking he was the gardener, she said to him, 'Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him.'

  • Mark 5:39
    68%

    39 He went inside and said to them, 'Why are you making such a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.'

  • Luke 7:13-14
    2 verses
    68%

    13 When the Lord saw her, He was moved with compassion for her and said, 'Do not weep.'

    14 Then He approached the coffin, touched it, and the bearers stopped. He said, 'Young man, I say to you, arise.'

  • John 12:17
    68%

    17 The crowd that had been with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify about it.

  • John 12:9
    67%

    9 A large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. They came, not just because of Jesus, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

  • John 20:11
    67%

    11 Mary, however, stood outside the tomb, weeping. As she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb.