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John 11:54
54Therefore Jesus no longer moved about publicly among the people of Judea. Instead he withdrew to a region near the wilderness, to a village called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples.
John 11:54 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and there he stayed with the disciples.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there remained with His disciples.
- New Living Translation (NLT)As a result, Jesus stopped his public ministry among the people and left Jerusalem. He went to a place near the wilderness, to the village of Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples.
Context of John 11:54
52and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one. 53So from that day on they plotted to take his life. Therefore Jesus no longer moved about publicly among the people of Judea. Instead he withdrew to a region near the wilderness, to a village called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples. 55When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, many went up from the country to Jerusalem for their ceremonial cleansing before the Passover. 56They kept looking for Jesus, and as they stood in the temple courts they asked one another, “What do you think? Isn’t he coming to the festival at all?”
Read all of John 11John 11:54 word by word
Ὁ οὖν Ἰησοῦς οὐκέτι παρρησίᾳ περιεπάτει ἐν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις, ἀλλ᾽ ἀπῆλθεν ἐκεῖθεν εἰς τὴν χώραν ἐγγὺς τῆς ἐρήμου εἰς Ἐφραὶμ λεγομένην πόλιν, κἀκεῖ ἔμεινεν μετὰ τῶν μαθητῶνRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- walkedπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
- noοὐou · noG3756
- moreἔτιeti · stillG2089
- openlyπαρρησίαparrhēsia · boldnessG3954
- amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- wentἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
- thenceἐκεῖθενekeithen · from thereG1564
- untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- a countryὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- a countryχώραchōra · countryG5561
- near toἐγγύςeggus · nearG1451
- the wildernessἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048
- a cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
- calledλέγωlegō · to say: callG3004
- EphraimἘφραίμEphraim · EphraimG2187
- and thereκἀκεῖkakei · and thereG2546
- continuedδιατρίβωdiatribō · to remainG1304
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
Cross-references for John 11:54
- John 4:1Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John—
- John 7:1After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him.
- John 10:40Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed,
- John 18:20“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus replied. “I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
- John 7:4No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.”
- John 13:19“I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am.
- John 15:9“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.
- John 16:1“All this I have told you so that you will not fall away.
- John 18:12Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus. They bound him
- John 8:24I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins.”
- 2 Samuel 13:23Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal Hazor near the border of Ephraim, he invited all the king’s sons to come there.
- 2 Chronicles 13:19Abijah pursued Jeroboam and took from him the towns of Bethel, Jeshanah and Ephron, with their surrounding villages.
Commentaries on John 11:54
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 54Walked no more openly - ̔ͅ, He did not go as before through the cities and villages, teaching, preaching, and healing the sick. Near to the wilderness - Some MSS. add, of Samphourein, or Samphourim, or Sapfurim. A city called Ephraim - Variously written in the MSS., Ephraim, Ephrem, Ephram, and Ephratha. This was a little village, situated in the neighborhood of Bethel; for the scripture, 2 Chronicles 13:19, and Josephus, War, b. iv. c. 8. s. 9, join them…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 54No more openly - No more publicly, in the cities and towns. Jesus never exposed his life unnecessarily to hazard. Although the time of his death was determined in the counsel of God, yet this did not prevent his using proper means to preserve his life. The wilderness - See the notes at Matthew 3:1. A city called Ephraim - This was probably a small town in the tribe of Ephraim, about five miles west of Jericho.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 54-57Verses 54-57 Before our gospel passover we must renew our repentance. Thus by a voluntary purification, and by religious exercises, many, more devout than their neighbours, spent some time before the passover at Jerusalem. When we expect to meet God, we must solemnly prepare. No devices of man can alter the purposes of God: and while hypocrites amuse themselves with forms and disputes, and worldly men pursue their own plans, Jesus still orders all things…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 53-54When the Jewish leaders started planning to kill Jesus, Jesus responded carefully (11:54). He did not act in fear, but he acted wisely. He chose to leave the area for a time. Ephraim was a village about 19 kilometers (12 miles) north of Jerusalem. Jesus was safe there from the Sanhedrin but close enough to walk to the Passover feast that was happening soon (11:55).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 47-5447-54. What do we? for this man doeth many miracles--"While we trifle, 'this man,' by His 'many miracles,' will carry all before Him; the popular enthusiasm will bring on a revolution, which will precipitate the Romans upon us, and our all will go down in one common ruin." What a testimony to the reality of our Lord's miracles, and their resistless effect, from His bitterest enemies!Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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