John 11:6 (YLT)

Passage

when, therefore, he heard that he is ailing, then indeed he remained in the place in which he was two days,

Nearby Context

John 11:4 and Jesus having heard, said, `This ailment is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.'

John 11:5 And Jesus was loving Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus,

John 11:6 when, therefore, he heard that he is ailing, then indeed he remained in the place in which he was two days,

John 11:7 then after this, he saith to the disciples, `We may go to Judea again;'

John 11:8 the disciples say to him, `Rabbi, now were the Jews seeking to stone thee, and again thou dost go thither!'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "heard", "ailing", "indeed", "remained", "place", and "days". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "heard", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And Jesus was loving Martha and her..." into verse 7's "then after this he saith to the...", so "therefore" and "heard" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "therefore" and "heard" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.