John 11:18 BSB — MannaFest

John 11:18

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 7 (Fragments) (444)

He mentions also the length of days that had intervened after the death of Lazarus for this reason, that the miracle may be the more marvelled at, and lest any one should chance to say that He had come after one day, and that Lazarus was not dead, but He had raised him up from sickness.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Notice is taken of this, that this miracle was in effect wrought in Jerusalem, and so was put to her score. Christ's miracles in Galilee were more numerous, but those in or near Jerusalem were more illustrious; there he healed one that had been diseased thirty-eight years, another that had been blind from his birth, and raised one that had been dead four days.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Bethany was nigh Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs--rather less than two miles; mentioned to explain the visits of sympathy noticed in the following words, which the proximity of the two places facilitated.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἦν	ēn	Was	G1510 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
Βηθανία	Bēthania	Bethany	G963 →
ἐγγὺς	engus	near	G1451 →
τῶν	tōn	<the>	G3588 →
Ἱεροσολύμων	Hi'erosolumōn	Jerusalem	G2414 →
ὡς	hōs	about	G5613 →
ἀπὸ	apo	away	G575 →
σταδίων	stadiōn	stadia	G4712 →
δεκαπέντε.¶	dekapente	fifteen.	G1178 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 6:19
When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.
leads to
- Mark 6:47–49
  When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.
- Matthew 14:25–26
  During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.
Through
John 11:1
At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
leads to
- John 12:17
  Meanwhile, many people continued to testify that they had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead.
- Luke 10:38–42
  As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
- John 11:11
  After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”
- John 12:9
  Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
Through
Revelation 14:20
And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.
leads to
- Lamentations 1:15
  The Lord has rejected all the mighty men in my midst; He has summoned an army against me to crush my young warriors. Like grapes in a winepress, the Lord has trampled the Virgin…
- Hebrews 13:11–12
  Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.