King James Version
John 11:20 in the King James Version says “Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.” — study this verse from John chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.”
John 11:20 · KJV
Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: about: that is, about two miles
And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary , to comfort them concerning their brother.
Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“was coming”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“went and met”
G5221to go opposite (meet) under (quietly), i.e., to encounter, fall in with
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“the house”
G3624a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively)
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