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SoοὖνwhenὡςMaryἡ ΜαριὰμcameἦλθενwhereὅπουJesusἸησοῦςwasἦνand sawἰδοῦσαhim,αὐτὸνshe fellἔπεσενatπρὸςhis feet,αὐτοῦ τοὺς πόδαςsayingλέγουσαto him,αὐτῷ“Lord,Κύριεifεἰyou had beenἦςhere,ὧδεmy brotherμου ὁ ἀδελφόςwouldἄνnotοὐκhave died.”ἀπέθανεν
John 11:32
Study it in the app“So when Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.””
With the Greek beneath
John 11:32, word by word
- MaryΜαριὰμMariam
Mary
Mary, the name of several women in the New Testament: Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and others.
Where else “Mariam” appears- cameἦλθενēlthen
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthen” appears- whereὅπουhopou
where
Where, wherever.
Where else “hopou” appears- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
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 “Iēsous” appears- wasἦνēn
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēn” appears- and sawἰδοῦσαidousa
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idousa” appears- she fellἔπεσενepesen
fall down
To fall down before someone to plead or worship.
Where else “epesen” appears- his feetπόδαςpodas
foot
Foot.
Where else “podas” appears- sayingλέγουσαlegousa
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legousa” appears- “LordΚύριεKyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” 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
31So the Jews who were with her in the house and were consoling her, when they saw that Mary got up quickly and went out, followed her, thinking that she was going to the tomb to weep there.
32 · This verse (above)
33So when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled himself,
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?