John 11:19

And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
- King James Version

and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning {their} brother.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And a number of Jews had come to Martha and Mary to give them comfort about their brother.
- Basic English Bible

and many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, that they might console them concerning their brother.
- Darby Bible

And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
- Webster's Bible

and a considerable number of the Jews were with Martha and Mary, having come to express sympathy with them on the death of their brother.
- Weymouth Bible

Many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.
- World English Bible

And many of the Jewis camen to Mary and Martha, to coumforte hem of her brothir.
- Wycliffe Bible

and many of the Jews had come unto Martha and Mary, that they might comfort them concerning their brother;
- Youngs Literal Bible

People's Bible Notes for John 11:19

Joh 11:19 Many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary. Jews from Jerusalem, of which Bethany was a suburb. As "Jews" in John's usage means the ruling classes, the fact that they came shows that the family of Lazarus was influential. These came to "comfort"; that is, to sit with and talk to the mourners. The mourning was kept up thirty days.