John 11:6 BSB — MannaFest

John 11:6

So on hearing that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two days,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

When therefore he heard that he was sick, he abode at that time two days in the place where he was.

KJV

When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

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Commentary

4 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 7 (444)

And He deferred His arrival in order that He might not heal him while sick, but raise him when dead; which is a work of greater power, so that He would be more greatly glorified.

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The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

He abode two days - Probably Lazarus died soon after the messengers left him. Jesus knew that (Joh 11:11), and did not hasten to Judea, but remained two days longer where he was, that there might not be the possibility of doubt that he was dead, so that when he came there he had been dead four days, Joh 11:39. This shows, moreover, that he intended to raise him up. If he had not, it could hardly be reconciled with friendship thus to remain, without any reason, away from an afflicted family.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: John (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1869)

The chapter we have now begun is one of the most remarkable in the New Testament. For grandeur and simplicity, for pathos and solemnity, nothing was ever written like it. It describes a miracle which is not recorded in the other Gospels—the raising of Lazarus from the dead. Nowhere shall we find such convincing proofs of our Lord's Divine power. As God, He makes the grave itself yield up its tenants. Nowhere shall we find such striking illustrations of our Lord's ability to sympathize with His people. As man, He can be touched with the feelings of our infirmities.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

When he heard he was sick, he abode two days still . . . where he was--at least twenty-five miles off. Beyond all doubt this was just to let things come to their worst, in order to display His glory. But how trying, meantime, to the faith of his friends, and how unlike the way in which love to a dying friend usually shows itself, on which it is plain that Mary reckoned.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὡς	hōs	When	G5613 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
ἤκουσεν	ēkousen	He heard	G191 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἀσθενεῖ,	asthenei	he is sick,	G770 →
τότε	tote	then	G5119 →
μὲν	men	indeed	G3303 →
ἔμεινεν	emeinen	He remained	G3306 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ᾧ	hō	which	G3739 →
ἦν	ēn	He was	G1510 →
τόπῳ	topō	[the] place	G5117 →
δύο	duo	two	G1417 →
ἡμέρας.	hēmeras	days.	G2250 →

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Where the connections lead

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Isaiah 30:18
Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
leads to
- Lamentations 3:25–26
  The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- 2 Peter 3:9
  The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
- Proverbs 16:20
  Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
- Isaiah 25:9
  And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us…
- Isaiah 8:17
  I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
Through
Genesis 22:14
And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”
leads to
- Genesis 22:13
  Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of…
- Exodus 17:15
  And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.
- Judges 6:24
  So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.