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And the Jews’ passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.
John 11:55 — KJV
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John 11:55
King James Version (KJV)
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— D.L. Moody
John 11:55
Verse 55 of 57
Commentary
Commentary on John 11:55
Theological / DevotionalThe Jews’ passover. Considering the unnamed feast of ch. 5:1 (see comment there) to be a Passover feast, this is the fourth Passover mentioned by John (see pp. 193, 247; The Duration of Christ’s Ministry).
Country. That is, the region of Palestine generally, although Jews from all parts of the world attended the Passover.
Purify themselves. On ceremonial purity as a requisite to eating the Passover see 2 Chron. 30:17-20; cf. Num. 9:10. The priests at the trial of Jesus refused to enter the judgment hall lest they should be defiled and prevented from eating the Passover (John 18:28).
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