John 11:29 (YLT)

Passage

she, when she heard, riseth up quickly, and doth come to him;

Nearby Context

John 11:27 believest thou this?' she saith to him, `Yes, sir, I have believed that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming to the world.'

John 11:28 And these things having said, she went away, and called Mary her sister privately, saying, `The Teacher is present, and doth call thee;'

John 11:29 she, when she heard, riseth up quickly, and doth come to him;

John 11:30 and Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was in the place where Martha met him;

John 11:31 the Jews, therefore, who were with her in the house, and were comforting her, having seen Mary that she rose up quickly and went forth, followed her, saying--`She doth go away to the tomb, that she may weep there.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heard", "riseth", "quickly", "doth", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heard" and "riseth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "And these things having said she went..." into verse 30's "and Jesus had not yet come to...", so "heard" and "riseth" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "heard" and "riseth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.