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John 11:20

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

KJV

ἡ οὖν Μάρθα ὡς ἤκουσεν ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἔρχεται, ὑπήντησεν αὐτῷ· Μαρία δὲ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ ἐκαθέζετο.

Greek NT

Martha ergo ut audivit quia Jesus venit, occurrit illi : Maria autem domi sedebat.

Vulgate

Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house.

ASV

Martha therefore, as soon as she heard that Jesus was come, went to meet him: but Mary sat at home.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Μάρθα
martha
noun · 13×
Μαρία
maria
noun · 54×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
καθέζομαι
kathezomai
verb · 8×
οἶκος
oikos
noun · 115×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὑπαντάω
upantao
verb · 11×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: Μαρία | Treg/RP: Μαρία | WH/NIV: Μαριὰμ
  • ΜαρίαSBLGNT
  • ΜαρίαTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
  • ΜαριὰμWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Thess 4:17 — Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
  • John 11:28 — And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
  • Luke 10:38 — Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.