John 11:1

The Death of Lazarus

11:1 Now a certain man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived. ¹ 

John 11:19-20

11:19 so many of the Jewish people of the region ²  had come to Martha and Mary to console them ³  over the loss of their brother.) ⁴  11:20 So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house. ⁵ 

John 20:11

20:11 But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she bent down and looked into the tomb.

John 20:16

20:16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She ⁶  turned and said to him in Aramaic, ⁷  “Rabboni” ⁸  (which means Teacher). ⁹ 

[11:1]  ¹ tn Grk “from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.”

[11:19]  ² tn Or “many of the Judeans” (cf. BDAG 479 s.v. ᾿Ιουδαῖος 2.e); Grk “many of the Jews.” Here the phrase refers to the residents of Jerusalem and the surrounding area in general (those who had been friends or relatives of Lazarus or his sisters would mainly be in view) since the Jewish religious authorities (“the chief priests and the Pharisees”) are specifically mentioned as a separate group in John 11:46-47. See also the note on the phrase “the Jewish leaders” in v. 8.

[11:19]  ³ tn Or “to comfort them” or “to offer them sympathy.”

[11:19]  ⁴ tn Grk “to comfort them concerning their brother”; the words “loss of” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[11:20]  ³ sn Notice the difference in the response of the two sisters: Martha went out to meet Jesus, while Mary remains sitting in the house. It is similar to the incident in Luke 10:38-42. Here again one finds Martha occupied with the responsibilities of hospitality; she is the one who greets Jesus.

[20:16]  ⁴ tn Grk “That one.”

[20:16]  ⁵ tn Grk “in Hebrew.”

[20:16]  ⁶ sn The Aramaic Rabboni means “my teacher” (a title of respect).

[20:16]  ⁷ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.