John 11:55

¶ And the Iewes Passeouer was nigh at hand, and many went out of the countrey vp to Hierusalem before the Passeouer to purifie themselues.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the Passover to purify themselves.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Now the passover of the Jews was at hand: and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, to purify themselves.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and numbers of people went up from the country to Jerusalem to make themselves clean before the Passover.
- Basic English Bible

Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

But the passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, that they might purify themselves.
- Darby Bible

And the pasch of the Jews was at hand; and many from the country went up to Jerusalem, before the pasch to purify themselves.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

Now the passover of the Jews was at hand: and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, to purify themselves.
- English Revised Version

Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand. Many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for John 11:55

11:55 Many went up to purify themselves - That they might remove all hinderances to their eating the passover.