20Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.


In Context

17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

18 Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:

19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

21 Then said Martha to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here, my brother had not died.

22 But I know, that even now, whatever you will ask of God, God will give it you.

John 11:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:20Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat [still] in the house.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:20When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:20Martha therefore, as soon as she heard that Jesus had come, went to meet him: but Mary sat at home.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:20Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:20Martha then, when she heard Jesus is coming, went to meet him; but Mary sat in the house.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:20Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:20Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat in the house.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:20Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:20Martha, therefore, when she heard that Jesus doth come, met him, and Mary kept sitting in the house.