“When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.”
Yet when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days — despite His love and the explicit request, Jesus deliberately delays His response, remaining east of Jordan for two additional days. This puzzling delay is not explained by absence of love but is later revealed to be purposeful: the delay ensures that Lazarus will be truly dead (four days in the tomb, beyond any possibility of being merely asleep or in a coma) and that the miracle will be unmistakable.
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