¹⁷On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.^f ¹⁸Now Bethany^g was less than two miles^b from Jerusalem, ¹⁹and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother.^h

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Footnotes

bOr about 3 kilometers

Cross references

fver 6, 39
gver 1; See Mt 21:17
hver 31; Job 2:11

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem (less than two miles away). Many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother.

NLTNew Living Translation

When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already been in his grave for four days. Bethany was only a few miles down the road from Jerusalem, and many of the people had come to console Martha and Mary in their loss.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

KJV 1900King James Version

Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

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