John 11:17

17 Then went Iesus and founde that he had lyne in his grave foure dayes already.

John 11:17 Meaning and Commentary

John 11:17

Then when Jesus came
The Alexandrian copy, and all the Oriental versions add, "to Bethany"; though it seems by what follows, that he was not come to the town itself, but near it; and it looks as if it was not far from Lazarus's grave; and it was usual to bury without the city; and here he had intelligence of his, Lazarus's, death, and how long he had been dead:

for he found he had lain in the grave four days already;
it is very likely that he died the same day that Mary and Martha sent to Christ to acquaint him with his sickness, and the same day he was buried; for the Jews used to bury the same day a person died, and so they do now: and after Christ had this account, he stayed two days where he was, and on the third day, he proposed to his disciples to go into Judea; and very probably on that, or on the next day, which was the fourth, they set out and came to Bethany; (See Gill on John 11:39).

John 11:17 In-Context

15 and I am glad for youre sakes yt I was not there because ye maye beleve. Neverthelesse let vs go vnto him.

16 Then sayde Thomas which is called Dydimus vnto ye disciples: let vs also goo that we maye dye wt him

17 Then went Iesus and founde that he had lyne in his grave foure dayes already.

18 Bethanie was nye vnto Ierusalem aboute. xv. furlonges of

19 and many of the Iewes were come to Martha and Mary to comforte them over their brother.