John 11:20 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away.

19 And many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

20 Now Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house.

21 Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

22 But even now I know that ^awhatever You ask of God, God will give You.”

23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”

24 Martha said to Him, ^a“I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

25 Jesus said to her, “I am ^athe resurrection and the life. ^bHe who believes in Me, though he may ^cdie, he shall live.

26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

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Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him—true to the energy and activity of her character, as seen in Luke 10:38-42. (See on Luke 10:38-42).

but Mary sat . . . in the house—equally true to her placid character. These undesigned touches not only charmingly illustrate the minute historic fidelity of both narratives, but their inner harmony.

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