Jesus the Resurrection and the Life

17 So when he[a] arrived, Jesus found he had already been four days in the tomb. 18 (Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia.[b] 19 So many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary in order to console them concerning their[c] brother.)

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Footnotes

  1. John 11:17 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“arrived”) which is understood as temporal
  2. John 11:18 A “stade” or “stadium” (plur. “stadia”) is about 607 ft (187 m), so this was just under two miles (3 km)
  3. John 11:19 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

Jesus Comforts the Sisters of Lazarus

17 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.(A) 18 Now Bethany(B) was less than two miles[a] from Jerusalem, 19 and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother.(C)

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  1. John 11:18 Or about 3 kilometers