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 when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Teacher is here, and calleth thee.

And when she had said these things, she went, and called her sister Mary secretly, saying: The master is come, and calleth for thee.

And having said this, she went away and called her sister Mary secretly, saying, The teacher is come and calls thee.

And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is here, and calleth thee.

And when she had so said, she went and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.

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

And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calls for you.

After saying this, she went and called her sister Mary privately, telling her, "The Rabbi is here and is asking for you."

And having said this, she went away and said secretly to her sister Mary, The Master is here and has sent for you.

And when she had said these things, she went and called her sister Mary quietly, saying, "The Teacher is here, and he is calling you."

After saying this, Martha went and called her sister Mary, and whispered, "The teacher is here, and is asking for you."

And called Mary, her sister. It was probably at the request of Martha, that Christ remained on the outside of the village, that he might not enter into so great an assembly of people; for she dreaded the danger, because Christ had but lately escaped with difficulty from instant death. Accordingly, that the rumor about his arrival might not spread farther, she makes it known privately to her sister. The Master is here. The word Master shows in what estimation Christ was held among those pious women. Though they had not hitherto profited so much as they might have done, still it was a great matter that they were entirely devoted to him as his disciples; and Mary's sudden departure, to come and meet him, was a proof that she regarded him with no ordinary reverence.

She went her way - Jesus probably directed her to go, though the evangelist has not recorded it, for she said to Mary, The Master calleth for thee.
Secretly - Privately. So that the others did not hear her. This was done, perhaps, to avoid confusion, or because it was probable that if they knew Jesus was coming they would have made opposition. Perhaps she doubted whether Jesus desired it to be known that he had come.
The Master is come - This appears to have been the appellation by which he was known to the family. It means, literally, teacher, and was a title which he claimed for himself. "One is your Master, even Christ" Matthew 23:8, Matthew 23:10. The Syriac has it, "Our Master."

The Master is come - This was the appellation which he had in the family; and from these words it appears that Christ had inquired for Mary, desiring to have her present, that he might strengthen her faith, previously to his raising her brother.

And when she had so said,.... Had expressed her faith in Christ in such terms, as the apostles themselves did, Matthew 16:16 John 1:49.
She went her way; from Christ, being ordered by him to go to her sister Mary, and fetch her to him:
and called Mary her sister secretly; either beckoned her to come to her, or whispered her in the ear privately, as Nonnus paraphrases it, that the Jews, who were enemies to Christ, might not hear:
saying, the master is come; near the town; is not a great way off: she might use the phrase, "the master", for greater privacy, that should she be overheard, it would not be who she meant; and because it was an usual appellation by which Christ was called in that family, and by which he was well known; and was expressive of honour to him, and subjection in them as his disciples:
and calleth for thee; to come to him; Christ asked after her, desired to see her, and ordered her to come to him; which was an instance of his respect for her.

The Master is come and calleth for thee--The narrative does not give us this interesting detail, but Martha's words do.

Called Mary her sister secretly. The Lord had evidently directed her to do this, for she said, "The Master calleth for thee." At once, with a promptitude that shows her joy, Mary arose and hastened out of the town to the place where the Lord still tarried.