João 11:6

6 Quando, pois, ouviu que estava enfermo, ficou ainda dois dias no lugar onde se achava.

João 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.

João 11:6 In-Context

4 Jesus, porém, ao ouvir isto, disse: Esta enfermidade não é para a morte, mas para glória de Deus, para que o Filho de Deus seja glorificado por ela.

5 Ora, Jesus amava a Marta, e a sua irmã, e a Lázaro.

6 Quando, pois, ouviu que estava enfermo, ficou ainda dois dias no lugar onde se achava.

7 Depois disto, disse a seus discípulos: Vamos outra vez para Judéia.

8 Disseram-lhe eles: Rabi, ainda agora os judeus procuravam apedrejar-te, e voltas para lá?