John 11:28

secretly Because she knew that some of Christ's enemies were among the guests (John 11:19; John 11:31). -Secretly" belongs to -saying," not to -called."

The Master is come Or, The Teacher is come. It is not the Hebrew word -Rabbi" that is here used, as in John 1:50; John 3:2; John 3:26; John 4:31; John 6:25; John 9:2; but the Greek word given in John 1:39 as the translation of -Rabbi," and in John 20:16 as the translation of -Rabboni," and used by Christ (John 3:10) of Nicodemus. Comp. John 13:13-14; Mark 14:14. Martha avoids using His name for fear of being overheard.