John 11:17
When we arrived close to Bethany, someone told Jesus that Lazarus had died and had been buried and his body had been in the tomb for four days.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
In Context
18Bethany is less than ◄two miles/three kilometers► from Jerusalem.
Cross References
John 2:19Jesus replied to them, “If/When you destroy this temple, I will build it again within three days.”
Acts 2:27You will not allow my spirit to remain in the place where the dead are. You will not even let my body decay, because I am devoted to you and always obey you.
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 →