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John 1:28

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Baptism

26 “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.

27 He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”

All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

30 This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
KJV
These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
WEB
These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
ASV
These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
DARBY
These things took place in Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptising.
BLB
These things came to pass in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
ÅB
Dette skjedde i Betania på andre siden av Jordan, hvor Johannes døpte.
OTB
Dette skjedde i Betania på den andre siden av Jordan, hvor Johannes døpte.
B1930
Dette skjedde i Betania på hin side Jordan, hvor Johannes døpte.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • John 10:40

    Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.

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  • John 3:23

    Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

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  • Judges 7:24

    Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim to say, “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan ahead of them as far as Beth-barah.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they captured the waters of the Jordan as far as Beth-barah.

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  • John 3:26

    So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”

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