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

Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about two miles away;

Ητο δε η Βηθανια πλησιον των Ιεροσολυμων, απεχουσα ως δεκαπεντε σταδια.

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