16 Then Thomas (the one who is called Didymus)[a] said to his fellow disciples, “Let us go also, so that we may die with him.”

Jesus the Resurrection and the Life

17 So when he[b] arrived, Jesus found he had already been four days in the tomb. 18 (Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. John 11:16 “Didymus” means “the twin” in Greek
  2. John 11:17 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“arrived”) which is understood as temporal
  3. John 11:18 A “stade” or “stadium” (plur. “stadia”) is about 607 ft (187 m), so this was just under two miles (3 km)

16 Then Thomas(A) (also known as Didymus[a]) said to the rest of the disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”

Jesus Comforts the Sisters of Lazarus

17 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.(B) 18 Now Bethany(C) was less than two miles[b] from Jerusalem,

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Footnotes

  1. John 11:16 Thomas (Aramaic) and Didymus (Greek) both mean twin.
  2. John 11:18 Or about 3 kilometers