John 11:6

John 11:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.
• New International Version (NIV)So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days,
• English Standard Version (ESV)So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.

Context of John 11:6

4Jesus heard the message. Then he said, ‘This illness will not finish with Lazarus's death. No, its purpose is to show how great God is. Because of this, people will see how great God's Son is.’ 5Jesus loved Martha and her sister, and their brother Lazarus, too. He heard the news that Lazarus was ill. But then he stayed in the place where he was for two more days. 7After that, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘We should return to Judea.’ 8The disciples said, ‘Teacher, only a short time ago, the Jews there tried to kill you with stones. You should not return there!’

John 11:6 word by word

ὡς οὖν ἤκουσεν ὅτι ἀσθενεῖ, τότε μὲν ἔμεινεν ἐν ᾧ ἦν τόπῳ δύο ἡμέρας.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• he had heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• he was sickἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: illG770
• he abodeμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the sameὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• place whereτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• he wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ·τότεtote · thenG5119
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303

Cross-references for John 11:6

• Genesis 22:14Abraham called that place ‘The Lord will give me what I need.’ People still say today, ‘On the mountain of the Lord, he will give us what we need.’
• Genesis 42:24Joseph went away from his brothers and he began to weep. But then he returned to speak to them again. While they watched, Joseph told his men to tie Simeon's hands and take him away.
• Genesis 43:29Then Joseph saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother's son. Joseph asked, ‘Is this your youngest brother? Is he the one that you told me about?’ Joseph said to Benjamin, ‘I pray that God will bless you, my son.’
• Genesis 44:1Joseph told the servant who took care of his house, ‘Fill the men's bags. Give them as much food as their animals can carry. Put each man's money back in the top of his bag.
• Genesis 45:1After Judah said this, Joseph could not control himself. He did not want to cry in front of all his servants. So he shouted, ‘Make everyone go away from me!’ So there was no one still there with Joseph, except his brothers. Then he told his brothers who he was.
• Isaiah 30:18So the Lord is waiting for the right time to be kind to you. He is ready to show his great love for you. The Lord God does what is right and fair. Everyone who waits for him to come and help them is a happy person!
• Isaiah 55:8The Lord says, ‘Remember! My thoughts are not the same as your thoughts. The way that you do things is not the same as the way that I do things.
• Matthew 15:22A woman was living in this part of the country. She was one of the Canaanite people. She came to see Jesus. She was shouting with a loud voice, ‘Son of David, help me, sir! A bad spirit is living inside my daughter. It is giving her much pain.’

Commentaries on John 11:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6He abode two days - Probably Lazarus died soon after the messengers left him. Jesus knew that (John 11:11), and did not hasten to Judea, but remained two days longer where he was, that there might not be the possibility of doubt that he was dead, so that when he came there he had been dead four days, John 11:39. This shows, moreover, that he intended to raise him up. If he had not, it could hardly be reconciled with friendship thus to remain, without any…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The trip to Bethany from where Jesus was staying would have taken only one day (see 10:40). However, Jesus followed his own timing and did not let others rush him (2:4; 7:5–9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. When he heard he was sick, he abode two days still ... where he was--at least twenty-five miles off. Beyond all doubt this was just to let things come to their worst, in order to display His glory. But how trying, meantime, to the faith of his friends, and how unlike the way in which love to a dying friend usually shows itself, on which it is plain that Mary reckoned. But the ways of divine are not as the ways of human love. Often they are the reverse…Read the comment

Topics related to John 11:6

• Friendship
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lazarus
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Awake
• Lazarus
• Martha
• Mourn
• Bethabara
• Bethany
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Olives, Mount of
• Palestine

Commentaries on John 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings