John 11:17

And so Jesus went. And he found that he had already been in the tomb for four days.

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In The King James Version

Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

In Context

16And then Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us go, too, so that we may die with him.”

18(Now Bethania was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia.)

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Cross References

John 2:19Jesus responded and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

Acts 2:27For you will not abandon my soul to Hell, nor will you allow your Holy One to see corruption.

Matthew Henry on John 11:2-17

The Death of Lazarus. 1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister,… Read the whole commentary →

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