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John 11:18

BethanyJerusalem

16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.

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

Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:

19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,
KJV
Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
WEB
Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away.
ASV
Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;
DARBY
Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia off,
BLB
Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away.
ÅB
Men Betania lå nær ved Jerusalem, omkring femten stadier derfra,
OTB
Betania var bare en kort avstand fra Jerusalem,
B1930
Men Betania lå nær ved Jerusalem, omkring femten stadier derfra,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 24:13

    And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.

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  • Revelation 14:20

    And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

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  • John 11:1

    Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

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  • Revelation 21:16

    And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

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  • John 6:19

    So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.

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