When the news reached Jesus, he was aware of his struggle with the forces of death. He had predicted that the patient would not be a prey of death, but in him God’s glory would shine. Jesus knew through the Holy Spirit what he had to do before his friends passing away, his authority would appear by raising a dead man not far from the gates of Jerusalem. So that the folk in Jerusalem would have no pretext for unbelief.
Yesu alielewa kwa uongozi wa Roho Mtakatifu la kufanya kabla ya rafiki yake kukata roho; enzi yake itajionyesha kwa kumfufua mtu aliyekufa kule karibu na malango ya Yerusalemu. Na hivyo hata wenyeji wa Yerusalemu wasije wakawa na udhuru wa kutokuamini.