John 11:21
Martha therefore said to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
In Context
20Martha then, when she heard Jesus is coming, went to meet him; but Mary sat in the house.
22but even now I know, that whatsoever thou shalt ask of God, God will give thee.
Cross References
Psalms 78:19And they spoke against God: they said, Is God able to prepare a table in the wilderness?
Matthew 9:18As he spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler coming in did homage to him, saying, My daughter has by this died; but come and lay thy hand upon her and she shall live.
Luke 7:13And the Lord, seeing her, was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Weep not;
John 4:47He, having heard that Jesus had come out of Judaea into Galilee, went to him and asked [him] that he would come down and heal his son, for he was about to die.
John 11:37And some of them said, Could not this [man], who has opened the eyes of the blind [man], have caused that this [man] also should not have died?
Matthew Henry on John 11:18-33
Christ at Bethany. 17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. 18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: 19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. 20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. 21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of… Read the whole commentary →