Parallel Verses

Noyes New Testament

Martha therefore, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet him; but Mary continued sitting in the house.

New American Standard Bible

Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him, but Mary stayed at the house.

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.

Holman Bible

As soon as Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet Him. But Mary remained seated in the house.

International Standard Version

As soon as Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home.

A Conservative Version

Therefore Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, met him, but Mary was sitting in the house.

American Standard Version

Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house.

Amplified

So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet Him, while Mary remained sitting in the house.

An Understandable Version

So, when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went [out to the edge of town. See verse 30] to meet Him, but Mary [just] sat at home [i.e., probably grief-stricken].

Anderson New Testament

Then Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went out to meet him; but Mary sat still in the house.

Bible in Basic English

When Martha had the news that Jesus was on the way, she went out to him, but Mary did not go from the house.

Common New Testament

When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary sat in the house.

Daniel Mace New Testament

Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet him: but Mary stay'd at home.

Darby Translation

Martha then, when she heard Jesus is coming, went to meet him; but Mary sat in the house.

Godbey New Testament

Then Martha, when she heard that Jesus comes, went to meet Him: and Mary sat in the house.

Goodspeed New Testament

When Martha heard that Jesus was coming she went out to meet him, but Mary remained at home.

John Wesley New Testament

When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him; but Mary sat in the house.

Julia Smith Translation

Then Martha, when she heard that Jesus comes, met him: and Mary sat in the house.

King James 2000

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house.

Modern King James verseion

Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she met Him. But Mary was sitting in the house.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him. But Mary sat still in the house.

Moffatt New Testament

Then Martha, hearing of the arrival of Jesus, went out to meet him, while Mary sat at home.

Montgomery New Testament

So when Martha learned that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him, but Mary remained sitting in the house.

NET Bible

So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house.

New Heart English Bible

Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.

Sawyer New Testament

Then when Martha heard that Jesus had come, she went out to meet him; but Mary sat in the house.

The Emphasized Bible

Martha, therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet him; but, Mary, in the house, remained sitting.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Then Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, met him: but Mary sat in the house.

Twentieth Century New Testament

When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him; but Mary sat quietly at home.

Webster

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat in the house.

Weymouth New Testament

Martha, however, as soon as she heard the tidings, "Jesus is coming," went to meet Him; but Mary remained sitting in the house.

Williams New Testament

When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him, but Mary stayed at home.

World English Bible

Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.

Worrell New Testament

Martha, therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, met Him; but Mary was sitting in the house.

Worsley New Testament

Therefore Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him: but Mary was sitting in the house.

Youngs Literal Translation

Martha, therefore, when she heard that Jesus doth come, met him, and Mary kept sitting in the house.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
οὖν 
Oun 
therefore, then, so, and, now, wherefore, but, not tr,
Usage: 417

Μάρθα 
Martha 
Usage: 11

as soon as
ὡς 
Hos 
as, when, how, as it were, about,
Usage: 417

ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

ἔρχομαι 
Erchomai 
come, go, , vr come
Usage: 424

went and met
ὑπαντάω 
Hupantao 
meet, go and meet
Usage: 5

him

Usage: 0

but
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

Μαρία Μαριάμ 
Maria 
Usage: 52

sat
καθέζομαι 
Kathezomai 
sit
Usage: 5

still in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

Context Readings

Jesus The Resurrection And The Life

19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. 20 Martha therefore, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet him; but Mary continued sitting in the house. 21 Then said Martha to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;


Cross References

Luke 10:38-42

And it came to pass, as they journeyed, that he entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, named Martha, received him into her house.

Matthew 25:1

Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Matthew 25:6

But at midnight there was a cry, Lo! the bridegroom! go out to meet him.

John 11:30

Now Jesus had not yet come into the town, but was still in the place where Martha met him.

Acts 10:25

And as Peter came in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and did him reverence.

Acts 28:15

And from thence, the brethren having heard of us came to meet us as far as Appii Forum, and the Three Taverns; at the sight of whom Paul thanked God and took courage.

1 Thessalonians 4:17

then we who are living, we who are left, shall be caught up together with them in clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we be ever with the Lord.

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain