“Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.”
Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead — John marks the temporal setting: six days before Passover places Jesus at Bethany, the village where Lazarus now lives (alive after his resurrection). The explicit reference to 'whom Jesus had raised from the dead' emphasizes the continuity between John 11's climactic sign and this new scene. Jesus' presence at Bethany, despite the death-plot, demonstrates His intentional movement toward His passion.
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