John 11:18
Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
In Context
17Then when Jesus came, he found that he had already been four days in the tomb.
19And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
Cross References
John 6:19Then, having rowed about twenty-five or thirty furlongs, they saw Jesus walking on the sea, and coming near the ship; and they were afraid.
Revelation 14:20And the wine-press was trodden without the city; and blood came out of the wine-press, even to the bridles of the horses, to the distance of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
Matthew Henry on John 11:18-33
Christ at Bethany. 17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. 18 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. 21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of… Read the whole commentary →