New King James Version
John 11:32
32Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down at His feet, saying to Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
John 11:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
- New International Version (NIV)When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died."
- New Living Translation (NLT)When Mary arrived and saw Jesus, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
Context of John 11:32
30Now Jesus had not yet come into the town, but was in the place where Martha met Him. 31Then 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.” Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down at His feet, saying to Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled. 34And He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to Him, “Lord, come and see.”
Read all of John 11John 11:32 word by word
ἡ οὖν Μαριὰμ ὡς ἦλθεν ὅπου ἦν Ἰησοῦς, ἰδοῦσα αὐτὸν ἔπεσεν αὐτοῦ πρὸς τοὺς πόδας λέγουσα αὐτῷ· κύριε, εἰ ἦς ὧδε, οὐκ ἄν μου ἀπέθανεν ὁ ἀδελφός.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
- was comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
- Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- she fell downπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
- atεἰςeis · towardG1519
- feetπούςpous · footG4228
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- ifεἰei · ifG1487
- hereὧδεhōde · hereG5602
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
- hadἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
- notοὐou · noG3756
- ·ἄνan · ifG302
Cross-references for John 11:32
- Luke 5:8When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”
- Luke 8:41And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged Him to come to his house,
- Luke 17:16and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.
- Revelation 5:8Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
- Revelation 22:8Now I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
- John 11:21Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
- John 4:49The nobleman said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!”
Commentaries on John 11:32
- 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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