John 11:21

King James Version (KJV)

Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

Translations

John 11:21 - Amplified Bible

Martha then said to Jesus, Master, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

John 11:21 - American Standard Version

Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

John 11:21 - Bible in Basic English

Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.

John 11:21 - Darby Bible

Martha therefore said to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;

John 11:21 - English Standard Version

Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.

John 11:21 - King James Version

Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

John 11:21 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y Marta dijo a Jesùs: Señor, si hubieras estado aquì, mi hermano no habrìa muerto.

John 11:21 - The Message

Martha said, "Master, if you’d been here, my brother wouldn’t have died. Even now, I know that whatever you ask God he will give you."

John 11:21 - New American Standard Bible

Martha then said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

John 11:21 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y Marta dijo a Jesùs: "Señor, si hubieras estado aquì, mi hermano no habrìa muerto.

John 11:21 - World English Bible

Therefore Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn`t have died.

John 11:21 - Young's Living Translation

Martha, therefore, said unto Jesus, `Sir, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;

John 11:21 - Additional Comments

Martha expected that Jesus could have healed Lazarus if he had been sick, and (see vs. 22) considered that He still could do something. Yet (see vss. 24 and 39) she did not expect that Jesus could do anything for Lazarus at this point on this earth. We need to be careful not to limit what God can do (not to put Him in a box), and to always wait with anticipation what God will do next. We need to trust Him completely in every circumstance.
Martha in her pain never lost faith in Jesus, never thought God and Jesus made poor decisions. She was confident in Jesus. Yet she implied the timing was bad (and didn't blame Jesus for the bad timing).
Mary later (see vs. 32) reacts in the same way.

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