John 11:19

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Many Jews had come to see Martha and Mary. They came to comfort them about their brother Lazarus.

Cross References

Job 2:11

Job’s three friends heard about all the bad things that happened to him, so Eliphaz came from Teman, Bildad from Shuah, and Zophar from Naamah. They met together and went to comfort Job and show him their sympathy.

John 11:31

The Jews who were in the house comforting Mary saw her get up and leave quickly. They thought she was going to the tomb to cry there. So they followed her.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

So encourage each other and help each other grow stronger in faith, just as you are already doing.

1 Thessalonians 4:18

So encourage each other with these words.

2 Corinthians 1:4

He comforts us every time we have trouble so that when others have trouble, we can comfort them with the same comfort God gives us.

Romans 12:15

When others are happy, you should be happy with them. And when others are sad, you should be sad too.

Lamentations 2:13

My dear Jerusalem, what can I say about you? What can I compare you to? What can I say you are like? How can I comfort you, city of Zion? You have been hurt much too badly for anyone to heal.

Lamentations 1:21

“Listen to me, I am groaning. I have no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble. They are happy that you did this to me. You said there would be a time of punishment. You said you would punish my enemies. Now do what you said. Let my enemies be like I am now.

Lamentations 1:16

“I cry about all these things. Tears are flowing down my cheeks. There is no one near to comfort me. There is no one who can make me feel better. My children are like a wasteland, because the enemy won.”

Lamentations 1:9

Jerusalem’s skirts were dirty. She gave no thought to what would become of her. Her fall was amazing. She had no one to comfort her. She says, “Lord, see how I am hurt! See how my enemy thinks he is so great!”

Lamentations 1:2

She cries bitterly in the night. Her tears are on her cheeks. She has no one to comfort her. Many nations were friendly to her, but not one of them comforts her now. All her friends have turned their backs on her and have become her enemies.

Job 42:11

Then all his brothers and sisters and all the people who knew him before came to his house. They all ate a big meal with him. They comforted him and were sorry that the Lord had brought him so much trouble. Each person gave Job a piece of silver and a gold ring.

2 Samuel 10:2

David said, “Nahash was kind to me, so I will be kind to his son Hanun.” So David sent his officers to comfort Hanun about his father’s death. David’s officers went to the land of the Ammonites.

Genesis 37:35

All of Jacob’s sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but Jacob was never comforted. He said, “I will be sad about my son until the day I die.” So Jacob continued to mourn his son Joseph.

Isaiah 51:19

Troubles came to you, Jerusalem, in pairs: Your land was destroyed and lies in ruins, and your people suffered from famine and war. But no one felt sorry for you or showed you mercy.

Ecclesiastes 7:2

It is better to go to a funeral than to a party, because everyone must die, and the living need to remember this.

1 Samuel 31:13

Later, they buried the bones of Saul and his three sons under the big tree in Jabesh. Then the people of Jabesh showed their sadness—they did not eat for seven days.

1 Chronicles 10:12

All the brave men from Jabesh Gilead went to get the bodies of Saul and his sons. They brought them back to Jabesh Gilead. They buried the bones of Saul and his sons under the large tree in Jabesh. Then they showed their sadness and fasted for seven days.

Luke 10:39

She had a sister named Mary. Mary was sitting at Jesus’ feet and listening to him teach.

Luke 10:42

Only one thing is important. Mary has made the right choice, and it will never be taken away from her.”

John 1:19

The Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites to John to ask him, “Who are you?” He told them the truth.

John 11:1

There was a man named Lazarus who was sick. He lived in the town of Bethany, where Mary and her sister Martha lived.

John 11:8

They answered, “But Teacher, those Jews there tried to stone you to death. That was only a short time ago. Now you want to go back there?”

John 11:33

When Jesus saw Mary crying and the people with her crying too, he was very upset and deeply troubled.

John 11:36

And the Jews said, “Look! He loved Lazarus very much!”

John 11:45

There were many Jews who came to visit Mary. When they saw what Jesus did, many of them believed in him.