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John 11:28
28And having said this, she went away and called her sister Mary secretly, saying, The teacher is come and calls thee.
John 11:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
- New International Version (NIV)After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. “The Teacher is here,” she said, “and is asking for you.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, "The Teacher is here and is calling for you."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when she had said these things, she went her way and secretly called Mary her sister, saying, “The Teacher has come and is calling for you.”
Context of John 11:28
26and every one who lives and believes on me shall never die. Believest thou this? 27She says to him, Yea, Lord; I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who should come into the world. And having said this, she went away and called her sister Mary secretly, saying, The teacher is come and calls thee. 29She, when she heard [that], rises up quickly and comes to him. 30Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was in the place where Martha came to meet him.
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Καὶ τοῦτο εἰποῦσα ἀπῆλθεν καὶ ἐφώνησεν Μαριὰμ τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτῆς λάθρᾳ εἰποῦσα· ὁ διδάσκαλος πάρεστιν καὶ φωνεῖ σε.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 11:28
- John 11:20Martha then, when she heard Jesus is coming, went to meet him; but Mary sat in the house.
- John 1:41He first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messias (which being interpreted is Christ).
- John 21:7That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved says to Peter, It is the Lord. Simon Peter therefore, having heard that it was the Lord, girded his overcoat [on him] (for he was naked), and cast himself into the sea;
- Zechariah 3:10In that day, saith Jehovah of hosts, shall ye invite every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig-tree.
- Luke 10:38And it came to pass as they went that he entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, Martha by name, received him into her house.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17then we, the living who remain, shall be caught up together with them in [the] clouds, to meet the Lord in [the] air; and thus we shall be always with [the] Lord.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11Wherefore encourage one another, and build up each one the other, even as also ye do.
- Hebrews 12:12Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the failing knees;
- John 13:13Ye call me the Teacher and the Lord, and ye say well, for I am [so].
- John 20:16Jesus says to her, Mary. She, turning round, says to him in Hebrew, Rabboni, which means Teacher.
- John 10:3To him the porter opens; and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.
- Mark 10:49And Jesus, standing still, desired him to be called. And they call the blind [man], saying to him, Be of good courage, rise up, he calls thee.
Commentaries on John 11:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28The Master is come - This was the appellation which he had in the family; and from these words it appears that Christ had inquired for Mary, desiring to have her present, that he might strengthen her faith, previously to his raising her brother.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28She went her way - Jesus probably directed her to go, though the evangelist has not recorded it, for she said to Mary, The Master calleth for thee. Secretly - Privately. So that the others did not hear her. This was done, perhaps, to avoid confusion, or because it was probable that if they knew Jesus was coming they would have made opposition. Perhaps she doubted whether Jesus desired it to be known that he had come. The Master is come - This appears to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-32Verses 17-32 Here was a house where the fear of God was, and on which his blessing rested; yet it was made a house of mourning. Grace will keep sorrow from the heart, but not from the house. When God, by his grace and providence, is coming towards us in ways of mercy and comfort, we should, like Martha, go forth by faith, hope, and prayer, to meet him. When Martha went to meet Jesus, Mary sat still in the house; this temper formerly had been an advantage…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-32Mary now joined the scene on the edge of the village, repeating her sister’s cry of misery. She fell at the feet of Jesus, not in worship but in desperate grief.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3228-32. The Master is come and calleth for thee--The narrative does not give us this interesting detail, but Martha's words do.Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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