John 11:17-19
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
17 When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. 18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, only about two miles[a] away. 19 And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother.(A)
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- 11:18 About two miles: literally, “about fifteen stades”; a stade was 607 feet.
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