John 11:18
Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
In Context
17So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.
19and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.
Cross References
John 6:19When therefore they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the boat: and they were afraid.
Revelation 14:20And the winepress was trodden without the city, and there came out blood from the winepress, even unto the bridles of the horses, as far as 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 →