In John 11:45, the same Jews who came to console now believe after witnessing Jesus raise Lazarus.

In Job 2:11, Job's three friends come to show sympathy and comfort him — a clear parallel to the Jews coming to console the sisters.

In Jeremiah 16:5-7, God withholds comfort from mourners as judgment — opposite to the comfort freely given in John 11:19.

Lamentations 1:9 laments 'there was none to comfort her'—contrasting with many comforters coming to Mary and Martha in John.

Lamentations 1:16 cries 'a comforter is far from me'—the opposite of the crowd of comforters gathered in John 11:19.

Lamentations 1:21 repeats 'there is none to comfort me'—a stark contrast to the many Jews who came to console.

Romans 12:15 commands 'weep with those who weep'—the Jews coming to console Mary and Martha exemplify this principle.

In Lamentations 1:2, Jerusalem weeps with none to comfort her — a stark contrast to the many comforters in John 11:19.

2 Corinthians 1:4 describes God comforting us so we can comfort others—the Jews’ human comfort contrasts with divine comfort as the source.

1 Thessalonians 4:18 urges encouragement with resurrection hope—the comforters in John lack that hope until Jesus arrives.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 calls believers to encourage one another—the Jews’ consoling visit is a practical example of this exhortation.

In Isaiah 51:19, Jerusalem laments having no one to console her — contrasting with the many who come to console in John 11:19.

Lamentations 2:13 asks what can comfort Jerusalem in vast ruin—a parallel to the need for comfort amid Lazarus’s death, though no comforters arrive.