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Bible in Basic English

Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about two miles away;

New American Standard Bible

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off;

King James Version

Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:

Holman Bible

Bethany was near Jerusalem (about two miles away).

International Standard Version

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away,

A Conservative Version

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs away from it,

American Standard Version

Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;

Amplified

Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away;

An Understandable Version

Now Bethany was close to Jerusalem, [being] fewer than two miles away,

Anderson New Testament

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off.

Common New Testament

Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off,

Daniel Mace New Testament

now Bethany being distant from Jerusalem but about fifteen furlongs,

Darby Translation

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia off,

Godbey New Testament

But Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs.

Goodspeed New Testament

Now Bethany is only about two miles from Jerusalem,

John Wesley New Testament

(Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off.)

Julia Smith Translation

And Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia.

King James 2000

Now Bethany was near unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:

Lexham Expanded Bible

(Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia.

Modern King James verseion

And Bethany was near Jerusalem, fifteen stadia away.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;

Montgomery New Testament

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, only about two miles away;

NET Bible

(Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem,

New Heart English Bible

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away.

Noyes New Testament

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;

Sawyer New Testament

And Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadiums [1 3-4 miles] distant.

The Emphasized Bible

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:

Twentieth Century New Testament

Bethany being only about two miles from Jerusalem,

Webster

(Now Bethany was nigh to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs distant.)

Weymouth New Testament

Bethany was near Jerusalem, the distance being a little less than two miles;

Williams New Testament

Now Bethany is only about two miles from Jerusalem,

World English Bible

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away.

Worrell New Testament

Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs distant.

Worsley New Testament

Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, being but about fifteen furlongs from it:

Youngs Literal Translation

And Bethany was nigh to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Now
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

Βηθανία 
Bethania 
Usage: 11

was
ἦν 
En 
was, were, had been, had, taught , stood , , vr was
Usage: 410

ἐγγύς 
Eggus 
Usage: 23

Ἱεροσόλυμα 
Hierosoluma 
Usage: 54

ὡς 
Hos 
as, when, how, as it were, about,
Usage: 417

δεκαπέντε 
Dekapente 
Usage: 3

στάδιον 
Stadion 
Usage: 6

Context Readings

Jesus The Resurrection And The Life

17 Now when Jesus came, he made the discovery that Lazarus had been put into the earth four days before. 18 Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about two miles away; 19 And a number of Jews had come to Martha and Mary to give them comfort about their brother.

Cross References

Luke 24:13

And then, two of them, on that very day, were going to a little town named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.

John 6:19

After they had gone three or four miles they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near to the boat; and they had great fear.

John 11:1

Now a certain man named Lazarus was ill; he was of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

Revelation 14:20

And the grapes were crushed under foot outside the town, and blood came out from them, even to the head-bands of the horses, two hundred miles.

Revelation 21:16

And the town is square, as wide as it is long; and he took the measure of the town with the rod, one thousand and five hundred miles: it is equally long and wide and high.

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