Giovanni 11:6

6 Come dunque ebbe udito ch’egli era malato, si trattenne ancora due giorni nel luogo dov’era;

Giovanni 11:6 Meaning and Commentary

John 11:6

When he had heard therefore that he was sick
Though Christ had heard that Lazarus was sick, and by such good hands, a message being sent him by his sisters, to acquaint him with it; and though he had such a very great love for him, and the whole family, yet he did not go directly to him, and to his assistance:

but he abode two days still in the same place where he was;
at Bethabara, beyond Jordan; this he did to try the faith and patience of the sisters of Lazarus, and that the miracle of raising him from the dead might be the more manifest, and his own glory might be the more illustrious, and yet equal, if not greater tenderness and love be shown to his friends.

Giovanni 11:6 In-Context

4 Gesù, udito ciò, disse: Questa malattia non è a morte, ma è per la gloria di Dio, affinché per mezzo d’essa il Figliuol di Dio sia glorificato.

5 Or Gesù amava Marta e sua sorella e Lazzaro.

6 Come dunque ebbe udito ch’egli era malato, si trattenne ancora due giorni nel luogo dov’era;

7 poi dopo, disse a’ discepoli: Torniamo in Giudea!

8 I discepoli gli dissero: Maestro, i Giudei cercavano or ora di lapidarti, e tu vuoi tornar là?