John 11:28

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“After Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.””

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BSBPD

“After Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Teacher is here, and calleth thee.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And these things having said, she went away, and called Mary her sister privately, saying, `The Teacher is present, and doth call thee;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 11:28 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Song of Solomon 2:8Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.
  2. Zechariah 3:10On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, you will each invite your neighbor to sit under your own vine and fig tree.’”
  3. Matthew 26:18He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’”
  4. Mark 10:49Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”
  5. Mark 14:14and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
  6. Luke 10:38As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
  7. Luke 22:11and say to the owner of that house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
  8. John 1:41He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
  9. John 1:45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
  10. John 10:3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
  11. John 11:20So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him; but Mary stayed at home.
  12. John 13:13You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.
  13. John 20:16Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
  14. John 21:7Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.
  15. 1 Thessalonians 4:17After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
  16. 1 Thessalonians 5:11Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.
  17. Hebrews 12:12Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.

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