John 11:6

Two days] Our Lord waited two days, (1) that the death of Lazarus might be an indisputable fact: cp. John 11:39; (2) that there might be time for a competent number of witnesses to assemble: cp. John 11:42. There is a seeming want of tenderness to the sisters in allowing Lazarus to die, and then making them wait four days for the miracle; but wider interests than those of a single family were involved. Moreover, the delay was the means of testing and strengthening the sisters' faith: cp. John 11:22; John 11:27; John 11:32.

9, 10. Our Lord's allegorical answer means, 'The allotted time of My ministry is not yet finished, therefore I shall be safe in Judæa, and so will you. But when My allotted time has elapsed, then I shall be in danger of death, and you also.'