Matthew Poole and continuators on John 11:17

17 Then when Jesus came , he found that he had lien in the grave four days already .

Christ came to Bethany where Lazarus died;

He found he had lien in the grave four days, so as probably, Christ came not to Bethany till four days or more after the Death of Lazarus, or near upon. But possibly, it is better judged by others, that Christ was not yet come into Bethany, but onely to the place where he met Martha; because it is said after this, ver. 30 That Iesus was not yet come into the Town, but was in that place where Martha met him; which it is probable, was at Lazarus his Sepulcher, out of the Town, but near it, as all the Iewish Burying-places were; where he heard from the relation of Martha, how long Lazarus had been buried. Our Saviour could have come sooner had he pleased, for tho Bethabara was on the other side of Iordan, (so out of the Confines of Iudea) yet if we may give any credit to those who have laboured in the study of places, it was not above four miles off Ierusalem, so as it could not be six miles from Bethany, which our Saviour could have travelled in a less time than four or five days. Some think Lazarus dyed the same day news came to Christ of his Sickness; after which we read ver. 6. that he stirred not of two days; after which it was ver. 7. that he took up thoughts of going into Iudea. After this, possibly he lingred one or two days, ver. 14. He tells them Lazarus was dead. Our Saviour was willing to protract the time, that the Miracle might be more Conspicuous and Remarkable.