# John 11.19 **Book:** [John](/codex/john/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 17. So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already. 18. Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off; > > **19. and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.** > > 20. Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house. 21. Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. (John 11:17-21, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 17. So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already. 18. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away. > > **19. Many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.** > > 20. Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house. 21. Therefore Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn’t have died. (John 11:17-21, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 17. Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. 18. Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: about: that is, about two miles > > **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. (John 11:17-21, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 17. Jesus, therefore, having come, found him having been four days already in the tomb. 18. And Bethany was nigh to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off, > > **19. and many of the Jews had come unto Martha and Mary, that they might comfort them concerning their brother;** > > 20. Martha, therefore, when she heard that Jesus doth come, met him, and Mary kept sitting in the house. 21. Martha, therefore, said unto Jesus, 'Sir, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died; (John 11:17-21, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - [G4314 - pros](/codex/g4314-pros/), *pros*, Strong's G4314 ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.