John 11:32

³⁰ Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.

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.

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.

³⁴ “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered.

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.

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BSB: 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.”
KJV: 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.
WEB: Therefore when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.”
ASV: Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
DARBY: Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, seeing him, fell at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
BLB: Therefore Mary, as she came to where Jesus was, having seen Him, fell at His feet, saying to Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”

ÅB: Da nå Maria kom dit hvor Jesus var, og så ham, falt hun ned for hans føtter og sa til ham: Herre! hadde du vært her, da var min bror ikke død.
OTB: Da Maria nådde stedet der Jesus var og så Ham, falt hun ned ved Hans føtter. "Herre," sa hun, "hadde Du vært her, vet jeg at min bror ikke ville ha dødd."
B1930: Da nu Maria kom dit hvor Jesus var, og så ham, falt hun ned for hans føtter og sa til ham: Herre! hadde du vært her, da var min bror ikke død.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 11:21
Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
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Luke 5:8
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
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Luke 17:16
He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.
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Luke 8:41
Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,
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Revelation 5:14
And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
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Revelation 22:8
And I am John, who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.
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Revelation 5:8
When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
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John 11:37
But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”
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