irony). Jesus' withdrawal to Ephraim (verse 54) Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there remained with His disciples. The New King James Version and World English Bible call Ephraim a "city", whereas the New International Version and the New Living Translation call it a "village". Eusebius places Ephraim north-east of Jerusalem, whereas Jerome places it to the north-east; both make it the same as Ephron. See also Bethany Lazarus Jesus Christ Jesus wept Mary Martha Related Bible parts: Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke 19, Luke 22 References External links King James Bible - Wikisource (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English) (NKJV, NIV, NRSV etc.) John 11