Juan 11:20

20 Cuando Marta se enteró de que Jesús estaba por llegar, salió a su encuentro, pero María se quedó en la casa.

Juan 11:20 Meaning and Commentary

John 11:20

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming,
&c.] Which she might hear of, either by a messenger sent by Christ to her, to acquaint her of it; or rather by some of the people of the town, who knew him, and ran and told her of it; and she being an active person, and stirring about house, might receive the report unknown to her sister, as it seems she did; and as soon as she had the hint, without staying to communicate it to her sister,

went and met him;
either through her great affection to him, and eager desire of seeing him; or to consult his safety, and let him know what number of Jews were in their house, that he might consider whether it would be safe for him to be at their house or not.

But Mary sat [still] in the house;
not out of disrespect to Jesus, or through want of affection to him, or through any indifference and sloth, but because she knew not that Jesus was coming; see ( John 11:28 John 11:29 ) .

Juan 11:20 In-Context

18 Betania quedaba solo a unos pocos kilómetros
de Jerusalén,

19 y muchos se habían acercado para consolar a Marta y a María por la pérdida de su hermano.

20 Cuando Marta se enteró de que Jesús estaba por llegar, salió a su encuentro, pero María se quedó en la casa.

21 Marta le dijo a Jesús:
—Señor, si tan solo hubieras estado aquí, mi hermano no habría muerto;

22 pero aun ahora, yo sé que Dios te dará todo lo que pidas.