¹⁹ and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother.^(A)

Job’s Three Friends

¹¹ Now when Job’s three friends heard of all these troubles that had come upon him, each of them set out from his home—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They met together to go and console and comfort him.^(A)

³¹ The Jews who were with her in the house consoling her saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought that she was going to the tomb to weep there.

¹¹ Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing.

¹⁸ Therefore encourage one another with these words.

⁴ who consoles us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction with the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God.

¹⁵ Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.