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John 11:17
So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.
John 11:17 · World English Bible
John 11:17 in other translations
Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb.
So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.
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In context
14 So Jesus said to them plainly then, “Lazarus is dead.
15 I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. Nevertheless, let’s go to him.”
16 Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s also go, that we may die with him.”
17 So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.
18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away.
19 Many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.
20 Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.
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