John 11:54

Therefore Jesus no longer went about openly among the Jews, but He left that neighbourhood and went into the district near the Desert, to a town called Ephraim, and remained there with the disciples.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

In Context

53So from that day forward they planned and schemed in order to put Him to death.

55The Jewish Passover was coming near, and many from that district went up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.

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Cross References

John 7:1After this Jesus moved from place to place in Galilee. He would not go about in Judaea, because the Jews were seeking an opportunity to kill Him.

John 7:10When however His brothers had gone up to the Festival, then He also went up, not openly, but as it were privately.

John 10:40Then He went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John had been baptizing at first; and there He stayed.

Matthew Henry on John 11:46-57

The Consultation of the Pharisees; The Prophecy of Caiaphas; A Conspiracy against Christ. 45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. 46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. 47 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. 48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our… Read the whole commentary →

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