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John 11:21
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.
Then Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.
King James Version (1611)
Then saide Martha vnto Iesus, Lord, if thou hadst bene here, my brother had not died.
Then saide Martha vnto Iesus, Lord, if thou hadst bene here, my brother had not died.
King James Version
Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
English Standard Version
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
New American Standard Bible
Martha then said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
Martha then said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
New Century Version
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Amplified Bible
Then Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
Then Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Martha then said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
Martha then said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
Legacy Standard Bible
Martha then said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
Martha then said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
Berean Standard Bible
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
Contemporary English Version
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Complete Jewish Bible
Marta said to Yeshua, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Marta said to Yeshua, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Darby Translation
Martha therefore said to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;
Martha therefore said to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;
Easy-to-Read Version
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then said Martha vnto Iesus, Lord, if thou hadst bene here, my brother had not bene dead.
Then said Martha vnto Iesus, Lord, if thou hadst bene here, my brother had not bene dead.
George Lamsa Translation
Then Martha said to Jesus, My Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Then Martha said to Jesus, My Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Good News Translation
Martha said to Jesus, "If you had been here, Lord, my brother would not have died!
Martha said to Jesus, "If you had been here, Lord, my brother would not have died!
Lexham English Bible
So Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
So Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Literal Translation
Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if You were here, my brother would not be dead.
Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if You were here, my brother would not be dead.
American Standard Version
Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
Bible in Basic English
Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.
Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.
Hebrew Names Version
Therefore Marta said to Yeshua, "Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn't have died.
Therefore Marta said to Yeshua, "Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn't have died.
International Standard Version
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Etheridge Translation
And Martha said to Jeshu, My Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
And Martha said to Jeshu, My Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
Murdock Translation
And Martha said to Jesus: My Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
And Martha said to Jesus: My Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then sayde Martha vnto Iesus: Lorde, yf thou haddest ben here, my brother had not dyed:
Then sayde Martha vnto Iesus: Lorde, yf thou haddest ben here, my brother had not dyed:
English Revised Version
Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
World English Bible
Therefore Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn't have died.
Therefore Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn't have died.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then said Martha to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
Then said Martha to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
Weymouth's New Testament
So Martha came and spoke to Jesus. "Master, if you had been here," she said, "my brother would not have died.
So Martha came and spoke to Jesus. "Master, if you had been here," she said, "my brother would not have died.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Martha seide to Jhesu, Lord, if thou haddist be here, my brother hadde not be deed.
Therfor Martha seide to Jhesu, Lord, if thou haddist be here, my brother hadde not be deed.
Update Bible Version
Martha therefore said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Martha therefore said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then said Martha to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
Then said Martha to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
New King James Version
Now Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
Now Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
New Living Translation
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.
New Life Bible
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
New Revised Standard
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Martha, therefore, said unto Jesus - Lord! if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;
Martha, therefore, said unto Jesus - Lord! if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Martha therefore said to Jesus: Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
Martha therefore said to Jesus: Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
Revised Standard Version
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then sayde Martha vnto Iesus: Lorde yf thou haddest bene here my brother had not bene deed:
Then sayde Martha vnto Iesus: Lorde yf thou haddest bene here my brother had not bene deed:
Young's Literal Translation
Martha, therefore, said unto Jesus, `Sir, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;
Martha, therefore, said unto Jesus, `Sir, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The sayde Martha vnto Iesus: LORDE, yf thou haddest bene here, my brother had not bene deed.
The sayde Martha vnto Iesus: LORDE, yf thou haddest bene here, my brother had not bene deed.
Mace New Testament (1729)
Lord, said Martha to Jesus, if you had been here, my brother had not been dead.
Lord, said Martha to Jesus, if you had been here, my brother had not been dead.
THE MESSAGE
Martha said, "Master, if you'd been here, my brother wouldn't have died. Even now, I know that whatever you ask God he will give you."
Martha said, "Master, if you'd been here, my brother wouldn't have died. Even now, I know that whatever you ask God he will give you."
Simplified Cowboy Version
"Boss," Martha said. "if you'd been here, this tragedy would never have happened.
"Boss," Martha said. "if you'd been here, this tragedy would never have happened.
Contextual Overview
17 When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had been in the tomb four days already. 18 (Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, 19 so many of the Jewish people of the region had come to Martha and Mary to console them over the loss of their brother.) 20 So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house. 21 Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will grant you." 23 Jesus replied, "Your brother will come back to life again." 24 Martha said, "I know that he will come back to life again in the resurrection at the last day." 25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies, 26 and the one who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
if: John 11:32, John 11:37, John 4:47-49, 1 Kings 17:18, Psalms 78:19, Psalms 78:41, Matthew 9:18, Luke 7:6-10, Luke 7:13-15, Luke 8:49-55
Reciprocal: Mark 5:35 - why Luke 8:41 - and besought John 6:9 - but
Gill's Notes on the Bible
When said Martha unto Jesus,.... When she was come to him,
Lord, if thou hadst been here my brother had not died: which expresses much faith, but with a mixture of weakness, as if the presence of Christ was necessary for the working a cure; whereas he could as well have restored her brother to health absent, as present, had it been his will, as he did the centurion's servant, and the nobleman's son of Capernaum.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse John 11:21. If thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. — Mary said the same words to him a little after, John 11:32, which proves that these sisters had not a complete knowledge of the omnipotence of Christ: they thought he could cure at hand, but not at a distance; or they thought that it was because he did not know of their brother's indisposition that he permitted him to die. In either of these cases it plainly appears they had not a proper notion of his divinity; and indeed the following verse proves that they considered him in no other light than that of a prophet. Query - Was it not proper that Christ should, in general, as much as might be, hide the knowledge of his divinity from those with whom he ordinarily lodged? Had they known him fully, would not the reverence and awe connected with such a knowledge have overwhelmed them?
