John 11:28 BSB — MannaFest

John 11:28

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.”

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 7 (Fragments) (444)

She went away to call her sister, that she also might share the happiness which arose from the expected event, and receive at once in common with herself the dead one raised again beyond all hope. For she had heard the words: Thy brother shall rise again. And she told the good news of the coming of the Saviour to her sister secretly, because there were sitting by her some of those Jews who felt ill-will towards Christ for His wondrous works.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The Master is come - This was the appellation which he had in the family; and from these words it appears that Christ had inquired for Mary, desiring to have her present, that he might strengthen her faith, previously to his raising her brother.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1198: “The Master” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1874)

I SUPPOSE by Martha's whispering the word, "The Master," in Mary's ear, that it was the common name by which the sisters spoke of our Lord to one another in His absence. Perhaps it was His usual name among all the disciples, for Jesus said, "You call me Master and Lord: and you say well; for so I am." It often happens that for persons whom we love we have some special title by which we speak of them familiarly when we are in the circle of those who join in our esteem of them.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 3461: “The Welcome Visitor” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1915)

IT seems that Martha had heard of Christ's coming, and Mary had not. Therefore Martha rose up hastily and went to meet the Master, while Mary sat still in the house. From this we gather that genuine Believers may, through some unexplained cause, be at the same time in very different states of mind. Martha may have heard of the Lord and seen the Lord. And Mary, an equally loving heart, not having known of His Presence, may, therefore, have missed the privilege of fellowship with Him. Who shall say that Martha was better than Mary?

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
τοῦτο	touto	these things	G3778 →
εἰποῦσα	eipousa	having said	G2036 →
ἀπῆλθεν	apēlthen	she went away	G565 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐφώνησεν	ephōnēsen	she called	G5455 →
Μαριὰμ	Mariam	Mary	G3137 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ἀδελφὴν	adelphēn	sister	G79 →
αὐτῆς	autēs	of her	G846 →
λάθρᾳ	lathra	secretly	G2977 →
εἰποῦσα·	eipousa	having said;	G2036 →
ὁ	ho	The	G3588 →
διδάσκαλος	didaskalos	Teacher	G1320 →
πάρεστιν	parestin	is come	G3918 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
φωνεῖ	phōnei	He calls	G5455 →
σε.	se	you.	G4771 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 13:13
You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.
leads to
- Luke 6:46
  Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say?
- Philippians 2:11
  and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
- 1 Corinthians 12:3
  Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
Through
John 11:20
So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him; but Mary stayed at home.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17
  After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
- Luke 10:38–42
  As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
Through
Mark 10:49
Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”
leads to
- Luke 18:40
  Jesus stopped and directed that the man be brought to Him. When he had been brought near, Jesus asked him,
- Matthew 20:32–34
  Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want Me to do for you?” He asked.
Through
John 20:16
Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
leads to
- John 10:3
  The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.