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 Now when Mary came to the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him,“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
  • John 11:37 : 37 But some of them said,“This is the man who caused the blind man to see! Couldn’t he have done something to keep Lazarus from dying?”
  • 1 Kgs 17:18 : 18 She asked Elijah,“Why, prophet, have you come to me to confront me with my sin and kill my son?”
  • Ps 78:19 : 19 They insulted God, saying,“Is God really able to give us food in the wilderness?
  • Ps 78:41 : 41 They again challenged God, and offended the Holy One of Israel.
  • Matt 9:18 : 18 Restoration and Healing As he was saying these things, a leader came, bowed low before him, and said,“My daughter has just died, but come and lay 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 presume to come to you. Instead, say the word, and my servant must be healed. 8 For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this one,‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another,‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave,‘Do this!’ and he does it.” 9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him. He turned and said to the crowd that followed him,“I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith!” 10 So when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave well.
  • Luke 7:13-15 : 13 When the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her,“Do not weep.” 14 Then he came up and touched the bier, and those who carried it stood still. He said,“Young man, I say to you, get up!” 15 So 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 from the synagogue leader’s house came and said,“Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the teacher any longer.” 50 But when Jesus heard this, he told him,“Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.” 51 Now when he came to the house, Jesus did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, and James, and the child’s father and mother. 52 Now they were all wailing and mourning for her, but he said,“Stop your weeping; she is not dead but asleep!” 53 And they began making fun of him, because they knew that she was dead. 54 But Jesus gently took her by the hand and said,“Child, get up.” 55 Her spirit returned, and she got up immediately. Then he told them to give her something to eat.
  • John 4:47-49 : 47 When he heard that Jesus had come back from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and begged him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die. 48 So Jesus said to him,“Unless you people see signs and wonders you will never believe!” 49 “Sir,” the official said to him,“come down before my child dies.”

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  • John 11:28-35
    8 verses
    88%

    28And when she had said this, Martha went and called her sister Mary, saying privately,“The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”

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

    30(Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still in the place where Martha had come out to meet him.)

    31Then the people who were with Mary in the house consoling her saw her get up quickly and go out. They followed her, because they thought she was going to the tomb to weep there.

    32Now when Mary came to the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him,“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”

    33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the people who had come with her weeping, he was intensely moved in spirit and greatly distressed.

    34He asked,“Where have you laid him?” They replied,“Lord, come and see.”

    35Jesus wept.

  • John 11:17-20
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    85%

    17Speaking with Martha and Mary When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had been in the tomb four days already.

    18(Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem,

    19so many of the Jewish people of the region had come to Martha and Mary to console them over the loss of their brother.)

    20So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house.

  • John 11:22-26
    5 verses
    79%

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

    23Jesus replied,“Your brother will come back to life again.”

    24Martha said,“I know that he will come back to life again in the resurrection at the last day.”

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

    26and the one who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

  • John 11:37-44
    8 verses
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    37But some of them said,“This is the man who caused the blind man to see! Couldn’t he have done something to keep Lazarus from dying?”

    38Lazarus Raised from the Dead Jesus, intensely moved again, came to the tomb.(Now it was a cave, and a stone was placed across it.)

    39Jesus said,“Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, replied,“Lord, by this time the body will have a bad smell, because he has been buried four days.”

    40Jesus responded,“Didn’t I tell you that if you believe, you would see the glory of God?”

    41So they took away the stone. Jesus looked upward and said,“Father, I thank you that you have listened to me.

    42I knew that you always listen to me, but I said this for the sake of the crowd standing around here, that they may believe that you sent me.”

    43When he had said this, he shouted in a loud voice,“Lazarus, come out!”

    44The one who had died came out, his feet and hands tied up with strips of cloth, and a cloth wrapped around his face. Jesus said to them,“Unwrap him and let him go.”

  • John 11:1-6
    6 verses
    77%

    1The Death of Lazarus Now a certain man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.

    2(Now it was Mary who anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and wiped his feet dry with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

    3So the sisters sent a message to Jesus,“Lord, look, the one you love is sick.”

    4When Jesus heard this, he said,“This sickness will not lead to death, but to God’s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

    5(Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.)

    6So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he remained in the place where he was for two more days.

  • John 11:14-15
    2 verses
    75%

    14Then Jesus told them plainly,“Lazarus has died,

    15and 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%

    38Jesus and Martha Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest.

    39She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he said.

    40But Martha was distracted with all the preparations she had to make, so she came up to him and said,“Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do all the work alone? Tell her to help me.”

    41But the Lord answered her,“Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things,

  • John 11:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11After he said this, he added,“Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. But I am going there to awaken him.”

    12Then the disciples replied,“Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.”

  • John 12:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1Jesus’ Anointing Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom he had raised from the dead.

    2So they prepared a dinner for Jesus there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was among those present at the table with him.

  • Luke 8:52-53
    2 verses
    69%

    52Now they were all wailing and mourning for her, but he said,“Stop your weeping; she is not dead but asleep!”

    53And they began making fun of him, because they knew that she was dead.

  • John 20:15
    69%

    15Jesus said to her,“Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?” Because she thought 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%

    39When he entered he said to them,“Why are you distressed and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep!”

  • Luke 7:13-14
    2 verses
    68%

    13When the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her,“Do not weep.”

    14Then he came up and touched the bier, and those who carried it stood still. He said,“Young man, I say to you, get up!”

  • John 12:17
    68%

    17So the crowd who had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead were continuing to testify about it.

  • John 12:9
    67%

    9Now a large crowd of Judeans learned that Jesus was there, and so they came not only because of him but also to see Lazarus whom he had raised from the dead.

  • John 20:11
    67%

    11But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she bent down and looked into the tomb.