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SoοὖνMarthaἡ ΜάρθαsaidεἶπενtoπρὸςJesus,τὸν Ἰησοῦν“Lord,Κύριεifεἰyou had beenἦςhere,ὧδεmy brotherὁ ἀδελφός μουwouldἂνnotοὐκhave died.ἀπέθανεν
John 11:21
Study it in the app“So Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
With the Greek beneath
John 11:21, word by word
- MarthaΜάρθαMartha
Martha
Martha: sister of Mary and Lazarus, in Bethany.
Where else “Martha” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appears- “LordΚύριεKyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- you had beenἦςēs
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēs” appears- my brotherἀδελφόςadelphos
brother
A man born of the same parents as another, or of the same family.
Where else “adelphos” appears- have diedἀπέθανενapethanen
die
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apethanen” appears
The context
20So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed sitting in the house.
21 · This verse (above)
22And even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.”
To study John 11 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus do when he arrives at Lazarus's tomb and sees Mary and those with her weeping? (vv. 32-44)
2. What it means
Jesus tells Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life.” What does he ask her next, and how does she answer? (vv. 25-27)
3. How I live it
Jesus wept with those who wept (v. 35). How can you accompany someone who is grieving today?