John 11:18
And Bethany was beside Jerusalem, as it were fifteen furlongs.
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
In Context
17And so Jesus came, and found him having then four days in the grave.
Cross References
John 6:19Therefore when they had rowed as five and twenty furlongs or thirty, they saw Jesus walking on the sea, and to be nigh the boat; and they dreaded, (or and they had fear, or and they were afraid).
Revelation 14:20And the lake was trodden without the city, and the blood went out of the lake, till to the horses’ bridles, by furlongs a thousand and six hundred. (And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood went out of the winepress, for a thousand and six hundred furlongs all around, yea, up to the bridles of the horses.)
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 →