John 11:21

21 Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother wouldn't have died.

John 11:21 Meaning and Commentary

John 11:21

When said Martha unto Jesus
When she was come to him,

Lord, if thou hadst been here my brother had not died:
which expresses much faith, but with a mixture of weakness, as if the presence of Christ was necessary for the working a cure; whereas he could as well have restored her brother to health absent, as present, had it been his will, as he did the centurion's servant, and the nobleman's son of Capernaum.

John 11:21 In-Context

19 Many Jews had come to comfort Martha and Mary after their brother's death.

20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him, while Mary remained in the house.

21 Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother wouldn't have died.

22 Even now I know that whatever you ask God, God will give you."

23 Jesus told her, "Your brother will rise again."