I think the word “therefore” in the King James Version brings out more of what is going on here, because “so” is just easy to pass over, but “therefore” makes it very clear that John is explaining Jesus’ actions to us. He’s not just saying “well Jesus loved them and he waited” he’s saying “well Jesus waited because he loved them”.
End of Week Encouragement Episode 42 by Jason Hensley is taken from John 11.
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