John 11:19

The Passion Translation

Many friends of Mary and Martha had come from the region to console them over the loss of their brother.

Cross References

Genesis 37:35

All his sons and daughters came and tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He told them, “No, I will mourn for him the rest of my life, until I join my son in the realm of the dead.” Joseph’s father wept and wept for his son.

Isaiah 51:19

Twin calamities have come upon you, but who will feel sorry for you? Disaster and devastation, famine and war, but who will comfort you?

Lamentations 1:16

“This is why I weep bitterly, as tears stream down my cheeks. Truly, no one is here to comfort me or revive my life. My children no longer have a future, for the enemy has triumphed.”

Lamentations 1:2

She is weeping bitterly through the night, with tears streaming down her cheeks. Among all her lovers, not one can be found to comfort her. Her friends have all betrayed her and have now become her enemies.

Lamentations 1:21

“They have heard my groans, yet I have no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad you have done this to me. You threatened me and kept your promise— oh, that the same would happen to them!

Lamentations 1:9

Her filth stains her skirts— she never pictured this outcome. Therefore, her fall is terrible with no one to comfort her. Jerusalem groans, “Yahweh, look how miserable I am; all the while my enemy gloats!”

Lamentations 2:13

With what can I compare you? What can I say to you, beloved Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, in order to comfort you, fair Zion? For your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can heal you?

Luke 10:42

Mary has discovered the one thing most important by choosing to sit at my feet. She is undistracted, and I won’t take this privilege from her.”

John 1:19

Now this was John’s testimony when some of the Jewish leaders sent an entourage of priests and temple servants from Jerusalem to interrogate him. “Who are you?” they asked him.

John 11:1

In the village of Bethany there was a man named Lazarus, and his sisters, Mary and Martha. Mary was the one who would anoint Jesus’ feet with costly perfume and dry his feet with her long hair. One day Lazarus became very sick to the point of death.

John 11:31

Now when Mary’s friends who were comforting her noticed how quickly she ran out of the house, they followed her, assuming she was going to the tomb of her brother to mourn.

John 11:33

When Jesus looked at Mary and saw her weeping at his feet, and all her friends who were with her grieving, he shuddered with emotion and was deeply moved with tenderness and compassion.

John 11:36

Seeing Jesus weep caused many of the mourners to say, “Look how much he loved Lazarus.”

John 11:45

From that day forward many of those who had come to visit Mary believed in him, for they had seen with their own eyes this amazing miracle!

John 11:8

“But Teacher,” they said to him, “do you really want to go back there? It was just a short time ago the people of Judea were going to stone you!”

Romans 12:15

Celebrate with those who celebrate, and weep with those who grieve.

2 Corinthians 1:4

He always comes alongside us to comfort us in every suffering so that we can come alongside those who are in any painful trial. We can bring them this same comfort that God has poured out upon us.

1 Thessalonians 4:18

So encourage one another with these truths.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Because of this, encourage the hearts of your fellow believers and support one another, just as you have already been doing.