Luke 24:50

Jesus’ Departure

24:50 Then ¹  Jesus ²  led them out as far as Bethany, ³  and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.

John 11:18

11:18 (Now Bethany was less than two miles ⁴  from Jerusalem, ⁵ 

[24:50]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[24:50]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:50]  ³ sn Bethany was village on the Mount of Olives about 2 mi (3 km) from Jerusalem; see John 11:1, 18.

[11:18]  ⁴ tn Or “three kilometers”; Grk “fifteen stades” (a stade as a unit of linear measure is about 607 feet or 187 meters).

[11:18]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.