John 11:28

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

26People who believe in me while they are alive will never die. Do you believe that?’ 27Martha answered, ‘Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah. You are God's Son, the one that God promised to send into the world.’ After this, Martha went back to the house. She took Mary to speak to her on her own. Martha said to her, ‘The Teacher is here, and he is asking to meet you.’ 29When Mary heard this, she got up immediately. She went out to meet Jesus. 30Jesus had not arrived in the village yet. He was still in the place where Martha had met him.

John 11:28 word by word

Καὶ τοῦτο εἰποῦσα ἀπῆλθεν καὶ ἐφώνησεν Μαριὰμ τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτῆς λάθρᾳ εἰποῦσα· ὁ διδάσκαλος πάρεστιν καὶ φωνεῖ σε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when she hadλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• soοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• she went her wayἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• calledφωνέωphōneō · to callG5455
• MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sisterὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• sisterἀδελφήadelphē · sisterG79
• secretlyλάθραlathra · quietlyG2977
• The Masterδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalos · teacherG1320
• is comeπάρειμιpareimi · be presentG3918
• for theeσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for John 11:28

• John 11:20Martha heard the news that Jesus was coming. So she went out to meet him. But Mary stayed in the house with the visitors.
• John 1:41The first thing that Andrew did was to find his brother, Simon. Andrew said to Simon, ‘We have found the Messiah.’ (‘Messiah’ and ‘Christ’ mean the same.)
• John 21:7The disciple that Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It is the Lord!’ When Simon Peter heard him say, ‘It is the Lord,’ he put on his coat. (He had been wearing only a few clothes.) Then he jumped into the water.
• Zechariah 3:10“On that day”, says the Lord Almighty, “each of you will ask your friends to come. You will ask them to come and to sit under your own vines and fig trees.” ’
• Luke 10:38Jesus and his disciples continued their journey. They arrived at a certain village. There, a woman called Martha asked Jesus to come into her home.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:17After that, those of us who are still alive will join together with them. God will suddenly take us up into the clouds. In that way, we will all meet the Lord in the sky. So we will all be with the Lord for ever.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:11Because of that, you should help each other to become stronger as believers. I know that you are already doing that.
• Hebrews 12:12So be strong as servants of God! If your hands feel weak, lift them up! If your knees are not strong, stand up straight!
• John 13:13You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right. That is what I am.
• John 20:16Jesus said to her, ‘Mary.’ She turned towards him and she said in the Jewish language, ‘Rabboni!’ (This means ‘Teacher’.)
• John 10:3The person who watches the gate opens it for the shepherd. The sheep recognize the shepherd's voice. He calls each of his own sheep by their name and he leads them out.
• Mark 10:49Jesus stopped. He said to the people, ‘Tell the man to come here.’ So the people said to the blind man, ‘Be brave! Stand up. Jesus is asking you to go to him.’

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

Topics related to John 11:28

• Condolence
• Friendship
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Readings, Select
• Sorrow

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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