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Many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.
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The Culture of Comfort
Commentators explain that the arrival of "many of the Jews" was part of a formal, multi-day Jewish mourning ritual. Detailed customs included specific days for weeping and lamentation, with community members visiting to offer comfort. This was seen as an important act of piety.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Many of the Jews. Probably their distant relatives or their friends.
To comfort. These visits of consolation were commonly…
Had come (εληλυθεισαν). Past perfect of ερχομα. These Jews were probably not hostile to Jesus. There were seven days of solemn mou…
19th Century
Anglican
And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary.—Better, and many of the Jews had come...—They had come before our Lord’s arrival. T…
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Baptist
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…
The family at Bethany must have been well known in Jerusalem, since many “Jews” came to comfort Martha and Mary over the loss of Lazarus. A process…
16th Century
Protestant
To comfort them concerning their brother. This was, no doubt, the object they had in view, but God had another object to accomplish, as we…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary Or "to those that were about Martha and Mary"; in order to have access …
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 …
13th Century
Catholic
1. The Evangelist, after telling us that Lazarus was to be raised, now describes the events surrounding it. He does so in three parts:
