John 11:19

¹⁷ When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb.

¹⁸ Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,

and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.

²⁰ So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him; but Mary stayed at home.

²¹ Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.
KJV: And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
WEB: Many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.
ASV: and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.
DARBY: and many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, that they might console them concerning their brother.
BLB: And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, so that they might console them concerning [their] brother.

ÅB: og mange av jødene var kommet til Marta og Maria for å trøste dem i sorgen over deres bror.
OTB: og mange jøder hadde kommet til Marta og Maria for å trøste dem angående deres bror.
B1930: og mange av jødene var kommet til Marta og Maria for å trøste dem i sorgen over deres bror.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Job 2:11
Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.
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1 Thessalonians 5:11
Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.
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John 11:31
When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
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2 Corinthians 1:4
who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
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1 Thessalonians 4:18
Therefore encourage one another with these words.
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Job 42:11
All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
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Romans 12:15
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
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Lamentations 2:13
What can I say for you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may console you, O Virgin Daughter of Zion? For your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can ever heal you?
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