Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was in the place where Martha met him.Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.(Now Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha met him.)
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… this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. The teacher is here, she said, and is asking for you. When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house comforting her now noticed how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her. So we've got a lot going on. We've got grieving Mary and questioning Martha, and now we've got an audience of people too. And there's a lot of different feelings, responses. So when Jesus saw her weeping and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. Where have you laid him, he asked. Come and see, Lord, they replied. And then we get to the shortest scripture in the whole book of the Bible, Jesus wept. Okay, now we have seen Jesus say, no, I'm going to wait two more days. He answers Martha's question. He double downs that he's resurrection life. He prophesies not only the miracle he's about to do, but he talks about how he is going to give all glory to his father. …
… her sister Mary secretly, saying, The teacher is here and is asking for you. As soon as she heard this, she rose quickly and went to him. For Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still where Martha had met him. So when the Jews who were with her in the house comforting her saw Mary get up quickly and go out, they followed her, presuming that she was going to the tomb to weep there. When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. When Jesus saw her weeping and the Jews who had come with her weeping, he became perturbed and deeply troubled and said, where have you laid him. They said to him, Sir, come and see. And Jesus wept. So the Jews said, See how he loved him. But some of them said, Could not the one who opened the eyes of the blind man have done something so that this man would not have died? So Jesus, perturbed again, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone lay across it. Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the dead man's sister, said to him, Lord, by now there will be a stench. He has been dead for four days. Jesus said to her, did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God? So they took away the stone. …
… the teacher is here, she said, and he's asking for you. And when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet entered the village. He was still at the place where Martha met him, just outside the village. Verse 31. And when the Jews who had been with Mary in the house comforting her, saw her scuffle and get up quickly, and she got up and went out of the house, they followed her, supposing that she went to the tomb to mourn there. Verse 32. When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him. She fell at his feet and said, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. verse 33. And when Jesus saw her weeping and the Jews who had come along with her also were weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and troubled. Where have you laid him? He asked. Come and see, Lord, they replied. Verse 35. Jesus wept. …