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

4When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it. 5Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When therefore he had heard that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. 7Then after that he saith to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again. 8His disciples say to him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou there again?

John 11:6 word by word

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

• Whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• sickἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: illG770
• abodeμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• stillτότεtote · thenG5119
• stillμένmen · on the other handG3303
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• whereὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• wasἦνēn · wasG2258

Cross-references for John 11:6

• Genesis 22:14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
• Genesis 42:24And he turned himself away from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and spoke with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
• Genesis 43:29And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spoke to me? And he said, God be gracious to thee, my son.
• Genesis 44:1And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.
• Genesis 45:1Then Joseph could not control himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known to his brethren.
• Isaiah 30:18And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious to you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
• Isaiah 55:8For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
• Matthew 15:22And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same region, and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon.

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