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


In Context

17 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.

18 Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem,

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

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

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

22 But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask."

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 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.

The American 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.