John 11:31

John 11:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.
• New International Version (NIV)When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house, comforting her, noticed how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, “She is going to the tomb to weep there.”

Context of John 11:31

29So when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him. 30(Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still in the place where Martha had come out to meet him.) Then the people who were with Mary in the house consoling her saw her get up quickly and go out. They followed her, because they thought she was going to the tomb to weep there. 32Now when Mary came to the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the people who had come with her weeping, he was intensely moved in spirit and greatly distressed.

John 11:31 word by word

Οἱ οὖν Ἰουδαῖοι οἱ ὄντες μετ᾽ αὐτῆς ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ καὶ παραμυθούμενοι αὐτήν, ἰδόντες τὴν Μαριὰμ ὅτι ταχέως ἀνέστη καὶ ἐξῆλθεν, ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῇ, δόξαντες ὅτι ὑπάγει εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον ἵνα κλαύσῃ ἐκεῖ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• which wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the houseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• comfortedπαραμυθέομαιparamutheomai · to encourageG3888
• when they sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• she rose upἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• hastilyταχέωςtacheōs · soonG5030
• went outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• followedἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• She goethὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the graveμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
• toἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• weepκλαίωklaiō · to weepG2799
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563

Cross-references for John 11:31

• John 11:19so many of the Jewish people of the region had come to Martha and Mary to console them over the loss of their brother.)
• Genesis 37:35All his sons and daughters stood by him to console him, but he refused to be consoled. “No,” he said, “I will go to the grave mourning my son.” So Joseph’s father wept for him.
• 2 Samuel 12:16Then David prayed to God for the child and fasted. He would even go and spend the night lying on the ground.
• 1 Corinthians 2:15The one who is spiritual discerns all things, yet he himself is understood by no one.

Commentaries on John 11:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31She goeth unto the grave to weep there - It appears that it was the custom for the nearest relatives of the deceased to go at times, during the three days of weeping, accompanied by their friends and neighbors, to mourn near the graves of the deceased. They supposed that the spirit hovered about the place where the body was laid for three days, to see whether it might be again permitted to enter, but, when it saw the face change, it knew that all hope was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Saying, She goeth unto the grave - Syriac, “They thought that she went to weep.” They had not heard Martha call her. The first days of mourning among the Jews were observed with great solemnity and many ceremonies of grief.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 11:31

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

In the dictionaries

• Awake
• Lazarus
• Martha
• Mary
• Mourn
• Bethany
• Dead
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
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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