“His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?”
But Rabbi,' they said, 'a short while ago the Jews there tried to stone you, and yet you are going back?' — the disciples recall the recent hostility in Jerusalem (John 10:31-39) and express concern for Jesus' safety. Their objection assumes that returning to Judea is dangerous and irrational given recent attempts on His life.
Church Fathers on John 11:8
Our Lord heard of the sickness of Lazarus, but suffered four days to pass before He cured it; that the recovery might be a more wonderful one. When He had heard therefore that he was sick, He abode two days still in the place where He was.
To give time for his death and burial, that they might say, he stinks, and none doubt that it was death, and not a trance, from which he was raised.
Where He had just escaped being stoned; for this was the cause of His leaving. He left indeed as man: He left in weakness, but He returns in power.
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