John 11:21
Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
KJV
εἶπεν οὖν ἡ Μάρθα πρὸς Ἰησοῦν· κύριε, εἰ ἦς ὧδε, οὐκ ἂν ἀπέθανεν ὁ ἀδελφός μου·
Greek NT
Dixit ergo Martha ad Jesum : Domine, si fuisses hic, frater meus non fuisset mortuus :
Vulgate
Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
ASV
Martha therefore said to Jesus: Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Μάρθα
martha
noun · 13×
εἰ
ei
conditional · 491×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
ἀδελφός
adelphos
noun · 343×
ἀποθνήσκω
apothnesko
verb · 112×
ἄν
an
particle · 165×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὧδε
ode
adverb · 60×
Textual variants
3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
trivial
SBLGNT: ἡ | WH/Treg/NIV: ἡ
- ἡ — SBLGNT
- ἡ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus
trivial
SBLGNT: τὸν | Treg/NIV/RP: τὸν
- τὸν — SBLGNT
- τὸν — Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: οὐκ ἂν ἀπέθανεν ὁ ἀδελφός μου | WH/Treg/NIV: οὐκ ἂν ἀπέθανεν ὁ ἀδελφός μου | RP: ὁ ἀδελφός μου οὐκ ἂν ἐτεθνήκει
- οὐκ ἂν ἀπέθανεν ὁ ἀδελφός μου — SBLGNT
- οὐκ ἂν ἀπέθανεν ὁ ἀδελφός μου — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ὁ ἀδελφός μου οὐκ ἂν ἐτεθνήκει — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
I am the resurrection, and the life. The raising of Lazarus is the greatest of Christ's miracles, a visible demonstration of his power over death. Calvin emphasizes that Christ delayed intentionally, so that the glory of God might be more fully displayed. "Jesus wept" shows the genuine humanity of Christ — he is touched with the feeling of our infirmities. Yet his tears gave wa…
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 17:18 — And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?
- John 4:47 — When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
- John 6:9 — There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
- John 11:32 — Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
- John 11:32 — Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
- John 11:37 — And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
- Luke 7:6 — Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter unde
- Luke 8:49 — While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.
- Matt 9:18 — While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
- Matt 9:18 — While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
- Ps 78:19 — Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?