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NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Joh_11:55-57
55Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the Passover to purify themselves. 56So they were seeking for Jesus, and were saying to one another as they stood in the temple, "What do you think; that He will not come to the feast at all?" 57Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he was to report it, so that they might seize Him.
Joh_11:55-57 These verses link chapters 11 and 12 together.
Joh_11:55 "to purify themselves" This refers to ritual rites of cleansing in preparation for the Passover. There is still debate over how long Jesus taught, preached, and ministered in Palestine. The Synoptics are structured in such a way that one or two years is possible. However, John has several Passovers (an annual feast). There are certainly three mentioned (cf. Joh_2:13; Joh_6:4; and Joh_11:55) with at least a fourth implied in "a feast" in Joh_5:1.
Joh_11:57 This is another editorial comment from John.
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