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John 11:21 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Therefore Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn’t have died. "

John 11:21

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19 Many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.

20 Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.

21 Therefore Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.

22 Even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.”

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

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John 11:1

"Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha."

John 11:2

"It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick."

John 11:3

"The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, “Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick.”"

John 11:4

"But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God’s Son may be glorified by it.”"

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