John 11:17
And Jesus came to Bethany, and found that he had been in the grave four days.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
In Context
16Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow-disciples: Let us also go and die with him.
18Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, distant from it about fifteen furlongs.
Cross References
John 2:19Jesus answered, and said to them: Demolish this temple, and in three days I will again erect it.
Acts 2:27For thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave, nor wilt thou give thy pious 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 →