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NowδὲBethanyἡ ΒηθανίαwasἦνnearἐγγὺςJerusalem,τῶν Ἱεροσολύμωνaboutὡςfifteenδεκαπέντεstadiaσταδίωνaway.ἀπὸ
John 11:18
Study it in the app“Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away.”
With the Greek beneath
John 11:18, word by word
- BethanyΒηθανίαBēthania
Bethany
See it on the mapWhere else “Bēthania” appears- wasἦνēn
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēn” appears- nearἐγγὺςengys
near
Near, close.
Where else “engys” appears- JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHierosolymōn
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Hierosolymōn” appears- fifteenδεκαπέντεdekapente
fifteen
Fifteen.
Where else “dekapente” appears- stadiaσταδίωνstadiōn
stadion
A distance measure of about 185 meters.
Where else “stadiōn” appears
Translation note
About three kilometers (two miles).
Places in this verse
1Bethany
Today: al-Eizariya (Bethany), West Bank
A village on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, about 2 miles (3 km) from Jerusalem.
Martha, Mary and Lazarus lived there, and Jesus raised Lazarus (John 11:1, 43-44). Jesus went up to heaven near Bethany (Luke 24:50-51).
2Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
17So when Jesus came, he found that he had already been in the tomb four days.
18 · This verse (above)
19And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother.
To study John 11 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus do when he arrives at Lazarus's tomb and sees Mary and those with her weeping? (vv. 32-44)
2. What it means
Jesus tells Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life.” What does he ask her next, and how does she answer? (vv. 25-27)
3. How I live it
Jesus wept with those who wept (v. 35). How can you accompany someone who is grieving today?