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John 11:20 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. "
John 11:20
Verse in Context
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Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
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John 11:1
"Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha."
John 11:2
"(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)"
John 11:3
"Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick."
John 11:4
"When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby."
John 11:5
"Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus."
John 11:6
"When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was."
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