John 11:6

6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

Ver. 6. He abode two days ] Waiting to be gracious, but as a God of judgment, he knows best when to deal forth his favours,Isaiah 30:18; Isaiah 30:18 . To prescribe to him is to set the sun by our dial. This Caesar terms sauciness in his soldiers.