John 11:54

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“As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.”

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BSBPD

“As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Jesus 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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Jesus, therefore, was no more freely walking among the Jews, but went away thence to the region nigh the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there he tarried with his disciples.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 11:54 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 13:23Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.
  2. 2 Chronicles 13:19Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their villages.
  3. John 4:1When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John
  4. John 7:1After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
  5. John 7:4For no one who wants to be known publicly acts in secret. Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.”
  6. John 7:10But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret.
  7. John 7:13Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews.
  8. John 10:40Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.
  9. John 18:20“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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