That Jesus was coming (οτ Ιησους ερχετα). Present middle indicative retained in indirect discourse after the secondary tense ηκουσ…

Then Martha. To Martha was entrusted the management of the affairs of the family (Luke 10:40). It is probable that she first h…

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming . . .—This is partly to be explained by their relationship with H…

And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming…

Alcuin of York: Our Lord delayed His coming for four days so that the resurrection of Lazarus would be more glorious: The…

Martha, the more aggressive sister, went to meet Jesus, while quiet and contemplative Mary stayed home. This portrayal of the sisters agrees with t…

Martha having heard that Jesus was coming. Martha travels beyond the village, as we will see later, not only perhaps because of the revere…

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming ,
&c.] Which she might hear of, either by a messenger sent b…

Here was a house where the fear of God was, and on which his blessing rested; yet it was made a house of mourning. Grace will keep sorrow from the …

1. The Evangelist, after telling us that Lazarus was to be raised, now describes the events surrounding it. He does so in three parts: