John 11:20

Plain English Version

Martha heard that Jesus was coming and that he was getting close, so she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed in the house.

Cross References

Matthew 25:1

Jesus said to his followers, “This picture story is about what will happen in God’s family, at the time when I come back from heaven. There were some young women that had a special job at a wedding ceremony. When the man getting married came to the house, they had to meet him, and they had to bring him into the house. Then they were all going to eat a big dinner with that man and his new wife. That wedding was at night time, so the young women had their oil lamps with them.

Matthew 25:6

In the middle of the night, somebody shouted, ‘He is coming now. Come out to meet him.’

John 11:30

He was still outside the town, at the place where Martha met him.

Acts 10:25

Peter started to go into the house, and Cornelius met him and got down on to his knees in front of Peter, to show him respect.

Acts 28:15

Some Christians that lived in Rome heard that we were coming, so they came out from Rome to meet us half-way. Some of them met us at the place called Appius, and some of them met us at the place called the 3 pubs. Paul saw those people, and he felt really good and happy, and he thanked God for them.

1 Thessalonians 4:17

After that, God will get those of us Christians that are still alive at that time, and he will take us up into the clouds with the Christians that already died, and we will all meet Jesus, our leader, way up in the air. And so, after that, we will be with Jesus all the time, for ever.