17. Venit itaque Iesus: et 17. Jesus therefore came and invenit eum quatuor dies iam found that he had been four in monumento habentem. days already in the grave. 17. *Four days.* The day of the messenger’s arrival would probably be the first day: two other days our Lord remained in Peraea after He had received the news, and one more He would be likely to spend in the journey to Bethania. Dying upon the first day, Lazarus, according to the custom of the Jews, that burial should immediately follow on death (see, _e.g._, Acts v. 6, 10), had been buried on that same day, as a comparison of this verse with 39 clearly proves. 18. (Erat autem Bethania iuxta 18. (Now Bethania was near Ierosolyman quasi stadiis Jerusalem, about fifteen quindecim.) furlongs off.) 18. See above on verse 1, and especially on vi. 19. 19. Multi autem ex Iudaeis 19. And many of the Jews were venerant ad Martham et Mariam, come to Martha and Mary, to ut consolarentur eas de fratre comfort them concerning their suo. brother. 19. *The Jews*, whom our Evangelist always carefully distinguishes from the “turba,” or lower class, were leading men among the people; so that it appears from this that the family of Lazarus had a good social standing. 20. Martha ergo ut audivit 20. Martha therefore, as soon quia Iesus venit, occurrit as she heard that Jesus was illi: Maria, autem domi come, went to meet him; but sedebat. Mary sat at home. 21. Dixit ergo Martha ad 21. Martha therefore said to Iesum: Domine si fuisses hic, Jesus: Lord, if thou hadst frater meus non fuisset been here, my brother had not mortuus: died. 22. Sed et nunc scio quia 22. But now also I know that quaecumque poposceris a Deo, whatsoever thou wilt ask of dabit tibi Deus. God, God will give it thee. 22. Even still she has hope that He may intercede with God to restore life to her brother. 23. Dicit illi Iesus: Resurget 23. Jesus saith to her: Thy frater tuus. brother shall rise again. 23. In words, purposely ambiguous, and meant to try her faith, Jesus assures her that her brother shall rise again. 24. Dicit ei Martha: Scio quia 24. Martha saith to him: I resurget in resurrectione in know that he shall rise again novissimo die. in the resurrection at the last day. 24. Understanding Him to speak of the final resurrection, or at least wishing to force Him to explain, she says: *I know*, &c. Note how Martha’s words prove the faith of the Jews of that time in the resurrection of the body.