Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on John 11:20

“Martha therefore, as soon as she heard that Jesus had come, went to meet him: but Mary sat at home.”

“Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him--true to the energy and activity of her character, as seen in Luk 10:38-42. (See on Luk 10:38-42). but Mary sat . . . in the house--equally true to her placid character. These undesigned touches not only charmingly illustrate the minute historic fidelity of both narratives, but their inner harmony.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.