John 11:28
New International Version
After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. “The Teacher is here,” she said, “and is asking for you.”

New Living Translation
Then she returned to Mary. She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her, “The Teacher is here and wants to see you.”

English Standard Version
When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”

Berean Standard Bible
After Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”

Berean Literal Bible
And having said these things she went away and called her sister Mary secretly, having said, "The Teacher is come, and He calls you."

King James Bible
And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.

New King James Version
And when she had said these things, she went her way and secretly called Mary her sister, saying, “The Teacher has come and is calling for you.”

New American Standard Bible
When she had said this, she left and called Mary her sister, saying secretly, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”

NASB 1995
When she had said this, she went away and called Mary her sister, saying secretly, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”

NASB 1977
And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister, saying secretly, “The Teacher is here, and is calling for you.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And when she had said this, she went away and called Mary her sister, saying secretly, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”

Amplified Bible
After she had said this, she left and called her sister Mary, privately whispering [to her], “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”

Christian Standard Bible
Having said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, saying in private, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Having said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, saying in private, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”

American Standard Version
And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Teacher is here, and calleth thee.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And when she had said these things, she went and called Maryam her sister, secretly, and she said to her, “Our Rabbi has come and has called for you.”

Contemporary English Version
After Martha said this, she went and privately said to her sister Mary, "The Teacher is here, and he wants to see you."

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when she had said these things, she went, and called her sister Mary secretly, saying: The master is come, and calleth for thee.

English Revised Version
And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is here, and calleth thee.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
After Martha had said this, she went back home and whispered to her sister Mary, "The teacher is here, and he is calling for you."

Good News Translation
After Martha said this, she went back and called her sister Mary privately. "The Teacher is here," she told her, "and is asking for you."

International Standard Version
When she had said this, she went away and called her sister Mary and told her privately, "The Teacher is here and is calling for you!"

Literal Standard Version
And having said these things, she went away, and called Mary her sister privately, saying, “The Teacher is present, and calls you”;

Majority Standard Bible
After Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”

New American Bible
When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary secretly, saying, “The teacher is here and is asking for you.”

NET Bible
And when she had said this, Martha went and called her sister Mary, saying privately, "The Teacher is here and is asking for you."

New Revised Standard Version
When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”

New Heart English Bible
And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, "The Teacher is here, and is calling you."

Webster's Bible Translation
And when she had so said, she went and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.

Weymouth New Testament
After saying this, she went and called her sister Mary privately, telling her, "The Rabbi is here and is asking for you."

World English Bible
When she had said this, she went away and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, “The Teacher is here and is calling you.”

Young's Literal Translation
And these things having said, she went away, and called Mary her sister privately, saying, 'The Teacher is present, and doth call thee;'

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Context
Jesus Comforts Martha and Mary
27“Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.” 28After Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.” 29And when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to Him.…

Cross References
Matthew 26:18
He answered, "Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, 'My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.'"

Mark 14:14
and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, 'The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?'

Luke 22:11
and say to the owner of that house, 'The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?'

John 11:29
And when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to Him.

John 11:30
Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.

John 13:13
You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.


Treasury of Scripture

And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calls for you.

and called.

John 11:20
Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

John 1:41,45
He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ…

John 21:7
Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.

The Master.

John 13:13
Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.

John 20:16
Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

come.

John 10:3
To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

Song of Solomon 2:8-14
The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills…

Mark 10:49
And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.

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John 11
1. Jesus raises Lazarus, four days buried.
45. Many Jews believe.
47. The high priests and Pharisees gather a council against Jesus.
49. Caiaphas prophesies.
54. Jesus hides himself.
55. At the Passover they enquire after him, and lay wait for him.














(28) And called Mary her sister secretly.--It was done secretly to avoid attracting the notice of the Jews who were with her (John 11:19; John 11:31). This, we have seen (John 11:20), accounts for the fact that our Lord did not Himself go to the house. That the care was not unnecessary is seen from John 11:46.

The Master is come (better, is here), and calleth for thee.--The word here rendered "Master" is not the Hebrew Rabbi (comp. Note on John 1:38), but the Greek word answering to our "Teacher." (Comp. John 13:13-14.) He is not named, but Mary at once knows who is intended. (Comp. Mark 14:14.) Perhaps the name was that by which they usually spoke of Him who had been their Teacher. We are not told that our Lord sent for Mary, but we must assume that Martha conveyed the message which she herself had heard. . . .

Verse 28. - When she had said this, she departed, and called Mary her sister secretly. Observe the important emendation of text from ταῦτα to τοῦτο. When she had made this great utterance, her heart is big with hope. The grim shadow of death is now transparent to a heavenly light. She must share her hope with her sister. Jesus gave the commission to fetch Mary, as is obvious from the words of Martha which follow. The term "secretly" (λάθρα), when elsewhere used, precedes the verb with which it is associated, and therefore here it is joined with εἰποῦσα, whispering to her, lest the hostile Jews should hear and intercept the interview. The Master (the Teacher) used absolutely (cf. John 13:13) - is here, and calleth for thee. Sacred summons! Martha expected (as Euthymius suggested) that some blessing might come from his words.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
[After]
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[Martha] had said
εἰποῦσα (eipousa)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

this,
τοῦτο (touto)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

she went back
ἀπῆλθεν (apēlthen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 565: From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

called
ἐφώνησεν (ephōnēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 5455: From phone; to emit a sound; by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation.

her
αὐτῆς (autēs)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

sister
ἀδελφὴν (adelphēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 79: A sister, a woman (fellow-)member of a church, a Christian woman. Fem of adephos; a sister.

Mary
Μαριὰμ (Mariam)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3137: Or Mariam of Hebrew origin; Maria or Mariam, the name of six Christian females.

aside
λάθρᾳ (lathra)
Adverb
Strong's 2977: Secretly, privately. Adverb from lanthano; privately.

to tell her,
εἰποῦσα (eipousa)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“The
(Ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Teacher
Διδάσκαλος (Didaskalos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1320: A teacher, master. From didasko; an instructor.

is here
πάρεστιν (parestin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3918: From para and eimi; to be near, i.e. At hand; neuter present participle time being, or property.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

is asking for
φωνεῖ (phōnei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 5455: From phone; to emit a sound; by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation.

you.”
σε (se)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.


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