18 Now (A)Bethany was near Jerusalem, about [a]fifteen stadia away; 19 and many of (B)the Jews had come to (C)Martha and Mary, (D)to console them about their brother. 20 So then (E)Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him, but (F)Mary [b]stayed in the house.

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Footnotes

  1. John 11:18 Possibly 2 miles or 3 km; a Roman stadion perhaps averaged 607 ft. or 185 m
  2. John 11:20 Lit was sitting

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