John 11:55
“¶ And the Iewes Passeouer was nigh at hand, and many went out of the countrey vp to Hierusalem before the Passeouer to purifie themselues.”
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John 11:55 Context
53Then from that day foorth, they tooke counsell together for to put him to death. 54Iesus therefore walked no more openly among the Iewes: but went thence vnto a countrey neere to the wildernesse, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples. 55¶ And the Iewes Passeouer was nigh at hand, and many went out of the countrey vp to Hierusalem before the Passeouer to purifie themselues. 56Then sought they for Iesus, and spake among themselues, as they stood in the Temple, What thinke ye, that he will not come to the feast? 57Now both the chiefe Priests and the Pharises had giuen a commandement, that if any man knew where hee were, he should shew it, that they might take him.
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Other Translations for John 11:55
And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.
- King James Version
Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the Passover to purify themselves.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Now the passover of the Jews was at hand: and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, to purify themselves.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and numbers of people went up from the country to Jerusalem to make themselves clean before the Passover.
- Basic English Bible
But the passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, that they might purify themselves.
- Darby Bible
And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.
- Webster's Bible
The Jewish Passover was coming near, and many from that district went up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.
- Weymouth Bible
Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand. Many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.
- World English Bible
And the pask of the Jewis was niy, and many of the cuntrey wenten vp to Jerusalem bifor the pask, to halewe hem silf.
- Wycliffe Bible
And the passover of the Jews was nigh, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, that they might purify themselves;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for John 11:55
11:55 Many went up to purify themselves - That they might remove all hinderances to their eating the passover.
People's Bible Notes for John 11:55
Joh 11:55 The Jews' passover was near. It was only a few weeks before the passover that he went to Ephraim. To purify themselves. From ceremonial uncleanness. See Ex 19:10,11.