JOHN 11:28 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.”
And after she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. 'The Teacher has come,' she said, 'and is asking for you' — Martha now seeks out Mary with the news that 'the Teacher' has arrived and is requesting her presence. The title 'Teacher' (didaskalos) is respectful but less exalted than the Messiah language Martha herself used; it suggests humility in the summons or Mary's likely response.
Church Fathers on John 11:28
Christ’s words had the effect of stopping Martha’s grief. In her devotion to her Master she had no time to think of her afflictions: And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly.
Silently, i.e. speaking in a low voice. For she did speak, saying, the Master is come, and calls for you.
Perhaps she thought the presence of Christ in itself a call, as if it were inexcusable, when Christ came, that she should not go out to meet Him.
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