Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 11:18

"Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;" — John 11:18 (ASV)

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

Just a nice little walk which our Saviour had often taken in the evening after the toils of the day in Jerusalem. He had loved to make Bethany his quiet resting-place. Fifteen furlongs off.

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:

An easy walk of somewhere about two miles.