Where this voice appears
- John 11:1-44
- John 12:1-8
What this person says
She brings the same lament as Martha and later fills the house with costly fragrance.
What this person understands
She knows Jesus' presence matters even where death has already occurred.
What this person misunderstands or does not yet see
Her grief cannot yet imagine what He will do at Lazarus's tomb.
How the response changes
Her tears are met by Jesus' tears; her later devotion interprets His coming burial.
Place in John's witness motif
Her embodied actions bear witness where explanation reaches its limit.