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John 11:31

Mary
Grief

29 And 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.

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.

32 When Mary came to Jesus 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 with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

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BSB
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.
KJV
The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.
WEB
Then the Jews who were with her in the house and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, “She is going to the tomb to weep there.”
ASV
The Jews then who were with her in the house, and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, supposing that she was going unto the tomb to weep there.
DARBY
The Jews therefore who were with her in the house and consoling her, seeing Mary that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, She goes to the tomb, that she may weep there.
BLB
Then the Jews being with her in the house and consoling her, having seen that Mary rose up quickly and went out, followed her, having thought that she is going to the tomb so that she might weep there.
ÅB
Da nå de jøder som var hos henne i huset og trøstet henne, så at Maria sto hastig opp og gikk ut, fulgte de med henne; de tenkte at hun gikk bort til graven for å gråte der.
OTB
Da jødene som hadde vært med Maria i huset og trøstet henne, la merke til hvor raskt hun reiste seg og gikk ut, fulgte de etter henne, i den tro at hun skulle til graven for å sørge der.
B1930
Da nu de jøder som var hos henne i huset og trøstet henne, så at Maria stod hastig op og gikk ut, fulgte de med henne; de tenkte at hun gikk bort til graven for å gråte der.

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Cross references

  • John 11:19

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

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  • 2 Samuel 12:16–18

    David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.

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  • Genesis 37:35

    All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.

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  • 1 Corinthians 2:15

    The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.

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