“And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.”
King James Version (KJV)
11:20 Mary sat in the house - Probably not hearing what was said.
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.
And many of the Iewes came to Martha, and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
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