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OET (OET-RV) The village of Bethany was less than three kilometres from Yerushalem,
OET-LV And Baʸthania was near the Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), from about fifteen stadiums.
SR-GNT Ἦν δὲ Βηθανία ἐγγὺς τῶν Ἱεροσολύμων, ὡς ἀπὸ σταδίων δεκαπέντε. ‡
(Aʸn de Baʸthania engus tōn Hierosolumōn, hōs apo stadiōn dekapente.)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about 15 stadia away.
UST (Jerusalem was only about three kilometers away from the village of Bethany.)
BSB Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles [fn] away,
11:18 Greek about fifteen stadia; that is, approximately 1.72 miles or 2.78 kilometers
BLB Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away,
AICNT Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away.
OEB Bethany being only about two miles from Jerusalem,
WEBBE Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia[fn] away.
11:18 15 stadia is about 2.8 kilometres or 1.7 miles
WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)
NET (Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem,
LSV And Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia off,
FBV Bethany was just two miles from Jerusalem,
TCNT Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away,
T4T Bethany is less than ◄two miles/three kilometers► from Jerusalem.
LEB (Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia.[fn]
11:18 A “stade” or “stadium” (plur. “stadia”) is about 607 ft (187 m), so this was just under two miles (3 km)
BBE Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about two miles away;
Moff No Moff YHN (JHN) book available
Wymth Bethany was near Jerusalem, the distance being a little less than two miles;
ASV Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;
DRA (Now Bethania was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off.)
YLT And Bethany was nigh to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off,
Drby Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia off,
RV Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;
Wbstr (Now Bethany was nigh to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs distant.)
KJB-1769 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
(Now Bethany was nigh unto Yerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: )
KJB-1611 [fn](Now Bethanie was nigh vnto Hierusalem, about fifteene furlongs off:)
((Now Bethany was nigh unto Yerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:))
11:18 That is, about two mile.
Bshps (Bethanie was nye vnto Hierusalem, about fifteene furlonges of.)
((Bethany was nigh/near unto Yerusalem, about fifteen furlonges of.))
Gnva (Nowe Bethania was neere vnto Hierusalem, about fifteene furlongs off.)
((Now Bethany was near unto Yerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off.) )
Cvdl Bethanye was nye vnto Ierusale, aboute fiftene furloges.
(Bethany was nigh/near unto Yerusalem, about fiftene furloges.)
TNT Bethanie was nye vnto Ierusalem aboute. xv. furlonges of
(Bethany was nigh/near unto Yerusalem about. xv. furlonges of )
Wyc And Bethany was bisidis Jerusalem, as it were fiftene furlongis.
(And Bethany was besides Yerusalem, as it were fiftene furlongis.)
Luth (Bethanien aber war nahe bei Jerusalem, bei fünfzehn Feldweges.)
((Bethanien but what/which nahe at Yerusalem, at fünfzehn Feldweges.))
ClVg (Erat autem Bethania juxta Jerosolymam quasi stadiis quindecim.)
((Erat however Bethania next_to Yerosolymam as_if stadiis quindecim.) )
UGNT ἦν δὲ ἡ Βηθανία ἐγγὺς τῶν Ἱεροσολύμων, ὡς ἀπὸ σταδίων δεκαπέντε.
(aʸn de haʸ Baʸthania engus tōn Hierosolumōn, hōs apo stadiōn dekapente.)
SBL-GNT ἦν δὲ ⸀ἡ Βηθανία ἐγγὺς τῶν Ἱεροσολύμων ὡς ἀπὸ σταδίων δεκαπέντε.
(aʸn de ⸀haʸ Baʸthania engus tōn Hierosolumōn hōs apo stadiōn dekapente.)
TC-GNT Ἦν δὲ [fn]ἡ Βηθανία ἐγγὺς τῶν Ἱεροσολύμων, ὡς ἀπὸ σταδίων δεκαπέντε·
(Aʸn de haʸ Baʸthania engus tōn Hierosolumōn, hōs apo stadiōn dekapente; )
11:18 η ¦ — WH
Key for above GNTs: red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
11:1-57 The raising of Lazarus foreshadows Jesus’ own coming death and resurrection. Even the description of Lazarus’ grave (11:38, 44) prefigures Jesus’ grave (20:1, 7). Shortly after this event, Jesus was anointed for burial (12:3) and the hour of his glorification began (12:23).
Note 1 topic: writing-background
ἦν δὲ ἡ Βηθανία ἐγγὺς τῶν Ἱεροσολύμων, ὡς ἀπὸ σταδίων δεκαπέντε
was and (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἦν δὲ Βηθανία ἐγγὺς τῶν Ἱεροσολύμων ὡς ἀπὸ σταδίων δεκαπέντε)
This verse gives background information about the place where this event took place. Use the natural form in your language for expressing background information. Alternate translation: “This event took place in Bethany, which was near Jerusalem and was about 15 stadia away”
Note 2 topic: translate-bdistance
ἀπὸ σταδίων δεκαπέντε
from stadiums fifteen
The word stadia is the plural of “stadium,” which is a Roman measurement of distance equivalent to about 185 meters or a little over 600 feet. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express this in terms of modern measurements, either in the text or a footnote. Alternate translation: “about two miles away”
Much like the difficulties of discerning the Israelites’ journey to the Promised Land (see here), the task of reconciling the four Gospel accounts of Jesus’ final journey to Jerusalem into one coherent itinerary has proven very challenging for Bible scholars. As with many other events during Jesus’ ministry, the accounts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke (often referred to as the Synoptic Gospels) present a noticeably similar account of Jesus’ final travels, while John’s Gospel presents an itinerary that is markedly different from the others. In general, the Synoptic Gospels present Jesus as making a single journey to Jerusalem, beginning in Capernaum (Luke 9:51), passing through Perea (Matthew 19:1-2; Mark 10:1) and Jericho (Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-19:10), and ending at Bethany and Bethphage, where he enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44). John, on the other hand, mentions several trips to Jerusalem by Jesus (John 2:13-17; 5:1-15; 7:1-13; 10:22-23), followed by a trip to Perea across the Jordan River (John 10:40-42), a return to Bethany where he raises Lazarus from the dead (John 11), a withdrawal to the village of Ephraim for a few months (John 11:54), and a return trip to Bethany, where he then enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey (John 12:1-19). The differences between the Synoptics’ and John’s accounts are noteworthy, but they are not irreconcilable. The Synoptics, after noting that Jesus began his trip at Capernaum, likely condensed their accounts (as occurs elsewhere in the Gospels) to omit Jesus’ initial arrival in Jerusalem and appearance at the Festival of Dedication, thus picking up with Jesus in Perea (stage 2 of John’s itinerary). Then all the Gospels recount Jesus’ trip (back) to Bethany and Jerusalem, passing through Jericho along the way. Likewise, the Synoptics must have simply omitted the few months Jesus spent in Ephraim to escape the Jewish leaders (stage 4 of John’s itinerary) and rejoined John’s account where Jesus is preparing to enter Jerusalem on a donkey.