...off:) 19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. 20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming,...went and met him : but Mary sat still in the house. 21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 22 But I know...

...And we are informed, that when our Saviour was coming to Bethany, after the death of Lazarus — " Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming,...went and met him; but Mary sat still in the house." These two sisters did not differ in their religious character, as Jacob and Esau; Saul and David; Peter...

...Saviour most clearly acknowledges a derived power to work miracles : JOHN xi. 21 — 23. Martha said unto Jesus, " Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother...not died : but I know that even now, whatsoever thou milt ask of God, God mill give it thee." Jesus saith unto her, "Thy brother shall rise again!" [41...

...the world, when on earth, shortly after the death of Lazarus, when she said, " Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died, but I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, he will give it thee ;" to which our Lor.d replied, " thy brother shall rise again." "I know," said...

...trembling hope that her Lord might now interpose, and restore to her the object of her love. She says, " I know that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee." With a bosom heaving with the struggling emotions of hope and fear, she returns to the house, and secretly...

...around Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. (Good intentions, but no faith.) Now Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house. Now Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not...

...Supper and Judas' betrayal of Jesus. In John 1 1 , Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead, and in verse 22, "But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it to thee." This represents another not-so-subtle reference to the power of the spoken word. Acts 1 1...

...immediately. Martha does not accept this, pleads for Him to come, and later she even reproaches Him: Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming,...Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.4 She pleads that He should come. Then Christ speaks to her: I am the resurrection,...

...longer recognize the decayed body. When Jesus came, Martha went to meet him saying, "Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. But I know, that...whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee." (John 11: 21-22) In this phrase, we can see Martha's faith and her glimmer of hope. However, how many...

...11:17-27 and many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concern- 5 ing their brother. Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming,...and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. Then Martha said unto Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know, that...