JOHN 11:55 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And the Jews’ passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.”
When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, many went up from the country to Jerusalem for their ceremonial cleansing before the Passover — the narrative moves toward the Passover, the festival when Jesus will be crucified. The temporal marker 'almost time' indicates the approach of the climactic events. The religious preparations (ceremonial cleansing) ironically proceed while the death-plot against Jesus develops.
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