John 11:21

21 εἶπεν οὖν ἡ Μάρθα πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν · Κύριε, εἰ ἦς ὧδε οὐκ ἂν ἀπέθανεν ὁ ἀδελφός μου ⸃·

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 πολλοὶ δὲ ⸃ ἐκ τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἐληλύθεισαν πρὸς τὴν Μάρθαν καὶ Μαριὰμ ἵνα παραμυθήσωνται αὐτὰς περὶ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ.

20 ἡ οὖν Μάρθα ὡς ἤκουσεν ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἔρχεται ὑπήντησεν αὐτῷ · Μαρία δὲ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ ἐκαθέζετο.

21 εἶπεν οὖν ἡ Μάρθα πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν · Κύριε, εἰ ἦς ὧδε οὐκ ἂν ἀπέθανεν ὁ ἀδελφός μου ⸃·

22 καὶ νῦν οἶδα ὅτι ὅσα ἂν αἰτήσῃ τὸν θεὸν δώσει σοι ὁ θεός.

23 λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς · Ἀναστήσεται ὁ ἀδελφός σου.