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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"And having said this, He tarried two days." Wherefore tarried He? That Lazarus might breathe his last, and be buried; that none might be able to assert that He restored him when not yet dead, saying that it was a lethargy, a fainting, a fit, but not death. On this account He tarried so long, that corruption began, and they said, "He now stinketh."
Cyril of Alexandria
And He deferred His arrival in order that He might not heal him while sick, but raise him when dead; which is a work of greater power, so that He would be more greatly glorified.
Theophylact of Ohrid
He "stayed two days" so that Lazarus would die, so that no one could say that he had been in a deep sleep, exhaustion, or a trance, and not death. This is why the Lord remains so long that decomposition had already begun, and the sister herself says that "he already stinks" (John 11:39).
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
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.
Thomas Aquinas
1480 Here the Evangelist presents the raising of the dead Lazarus. First, we see that Christ desired to do this; and secondly, the sequence of events surrounding the raising are given (v 17). We see three things related to the first. First, our Lord allows the death; secondly, he states his intention to go to the place where Lazarus died (v 7); and thirdly, he reveals his intention to raise him (v 11). …
Bonaventure
When therefore he heard. Here the fourth point is touched upon, namely the delay of the cure. For although he wished to cure, he did not however wish to do so immediately, but preferred to wait. Therefore he says: When therefore he heard, that is, after he heard that he was sick, then indeed he remained in the same place two days. Therefore the Lord, called by friends, did not come immediately, but waits, so that he may be sought more urgently and more ardently: Colossians 4: "Be instant in prayer, watching therein." Question. …
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