John 11:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 11:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
οὖν
oûn
G3767
therefore
Μάρθα
Mártha
G3136
Martha
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
ἤκουσεν
akoúō
G191
to hear
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
ἔρχεται
érchomai
G2064
to come
ὑπήντησεν
hypantáō
G5221
to meet
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
Μαρία
María
G3137
Mary
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
οἴκῳ
oîkos
G3624
house
ἐκαθέζετο
kathézomai
G2516
to sit down
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Martha, when she heard, “Jesus is coming,” went to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).