King James Version

John 11:20

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Jesus here.

ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οὖνounThenοὖνconjunction — “Then”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “then”.ThenΜάρθαmarthaMarthaΜάρθαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Martha”, the subject formG3136Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus of Bethany.Marthaὡςhōsas soon asὡςconjunction — “as soon as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.as soon asἤκουσενēkousenshe heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “she heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.she heardὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusἔρχεταιerchetaiwas comingἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “was coming”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.was comingὑπήντησενhupēntēsenwent and metὑπαντάω (hupantaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “went and met”, a single actionG5221I meet, go to meet.went and metαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himΜαρίαmariaMaryΜαρίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Mary”, the subject formG3137Mary, Miriam, (a) the mother of Jesus, (b) of Magdala, (c) sister of Martha and Lazarus, (d) wife of Cleopas, (e) mother of John Mark, (f) a Christian woman in Rome.This verse uses “Mary”.Maryδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐνenstill inἐνpreposition — “still in”G1722in, on, among.still inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.οἴκῳoikōhouseοἶκος (oikos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “house”, the to- or for-formG3624(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.the houseἐκαθέζετοekathezetoto sit downκαθέζομαι (kathezomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to sit down”, an ongoing action in the pastG2516I am sitting, sit down, am seated.This verse uses “sit”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Martha, therefore, when she heard that Jesus doth come, met him, and Mary kept sitting in the house.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house.

Young’s Literal Translation

Martha, therefore, when she heard that Jesus doth come, met him, and Mary kept sitting in the house.

World English Bible

Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.

Darby Translation

Martha then, when she heard Jesus is coming, went to meet him; but Mary sat in the house.

Douay-Rheims

Martha therefore, as soon as she heard that Jesus had come, went to meet him: but Mary sat at home.

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