John 11:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Luke 24:13 : 13 And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was threescore furlongs from Jerusalem.
John 6:19 : 19 When therefore they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the boat: and they were afraid.
John 11:1 : 1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
Rev 14:20 : 20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and there came out blood from the winepress, even unto the bridles of the horses, as far as a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
Rev 21:16 : 16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as {G2532} the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, {G1909} twelve thousand furlongs: the length and the breadth and the height thereof are equal.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

John 11:17
79%
17So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.
John 11:29-35
7 verses
77%
29And she, when she heard it, arose quickly, and went unto him.
30(Now Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha met him.)
31The Jews then who were with her in the house, and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, supposing that she was going unto the tomb to weep there.
32Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
33When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews [also] weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,
34and said, Where have ye laid him? They say unto him, Lord, come and see.
35Jesus wept.
John 11:19-21
3 verses
76%
19and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.
20Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house.
21Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
John 11:1-2
2 verses
75%
1Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
2And it was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
Luke 24:13
74%
13And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was threescore furlongs from Jerusalem.
Mark 11:1-2
2 verses
74%
1And when they draw nigh unto Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth two of his disciples,
2and saith unto them, Go your way into the village that is over against you: and straightway as ye enter into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat; loose him, and bring him.
John 12:1-2
2 verses
74%
1Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.
2So they made him a supper there: and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at meat with him.
John 11:38-39
2 verses
73%
38Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
39Jesus saith, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time the body decayeth; for he hath been [dead] four days.
John 11:4-7
4 verses
72%
4But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.
5Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
6When therefore he heard that he was sick, he abode at that time two days in the place where he was.
7Then after this he saith to the disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
Mark 11:11-12
2 verses
71%
11And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple; and when he had looked round about upon all things, it being now eventide, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
12And on the morrow, when they were come out from Bethany, he hungered.
Acts 1:12
71%
12Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey off.
Luke 17:11
71%
11And it came to pass, as they were on the way to Jerusalem, that he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee.
John 11:14-15
2 verses
70%
14Then Jesus therefore said unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
15And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
Luke 19:28-29
2 verses
70%
28And when he had thus spoken, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.
29And it came to pass, when he drew nigh unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples,
John 11:11
70%
11These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
John 11:43-44
2 verses
70%
43And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
44He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
Luke 7:11
70%
11And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went to a city called Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great multitude.
John 1:28
69%
28These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
John 12:17-18
2 verses
69%
17The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bare witness.
18For this cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they heard that he had done this sign.
Matt 21:1
69%
1And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and came unto Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
Matt 21:17
68%
17And he left them, and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.
Luke 18:35
68%
35And it came to pass, as he drew nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
John 11:23
68%
23Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
John 12:12
67%
12On the morrow a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
John 18:1
67%
1When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where was a garden, into which he entered, himself and his disciples.
John 11:54-55
2 verses
67%
54Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed thence into the country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there he tarried with the disciples.
55Now the passover of the Jews was at hand: and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, to purify themselves.
John 12:9
67%
9The common people therefore of the Jews learned that he was there: and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
Matt 20:17
67%
17And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples apart, and on the way he said unto them,
John 6:19
66%
19When therefore they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the boat: and they were afraid.