John 11:6 meaning and explanation

So on hearing that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two days,

John 11:6, Berean Standard Bible

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The sisters had sent word that the one Jesus loved was sick, and verse 5 has just said plainly that Jesus loved Martha, Mary and Lazarus. So the delay is not indifference; John places the two days right after the statement of love, and Jesus has already said the sickness is for God's glory.

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