Charles Ellicott Commentary John 11:8

"The disciples say unto him, Rabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?" — John 11:8 (ASV)

Master, the Jews of late sought to stone You.—Better, Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone You. (Compare Notes on John 1:39; John 10:31.) They think of the danger to Him, and are not without thought of the danger to themselves (John 11:16). It shows that the hatred of the Jews had now made it unsafe for our Lord and His disciples to be within their reach. The impression we derive from this verse is that the retirement into Gaulonitis had not been very long when the message from Bethany came to interrupt it.