John 3:23
21 But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”
22 After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.
Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.
24 (For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)
25 Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.
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
- Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.
- KJV
- And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
- WEB
- John also was baptizing in Enon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came and were baptized;
- ASV
- And John also was baptizing in Enon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
- DARBY
- And John also was baptising in Aenon, near Salim, because there was a great deal of water there; and they came to [him] and were baptised:
- BLB
- Now John was also baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because the waters were many there, and they were coming and were being baptized.
- ÅB
- Men også Johannes døpte, i Ænon, nær ved Salim, fordi det var meget vann der, og folk kom dit og lot seg døpe;
- OTB
- Nå døpte også Johannes ved Aenon nær Salim, fordi det var mye vann der, og folk kom og ble døpt.
- B1930
- Men også Johannes døpte, i Ænon, nær ved Salim, fordi det var meget vann der, og folk kom dit og lot sig døpe;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 1:4–5
John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Read in contextLuke 3:7
Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Read in contextEzekiel 43:2
and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
Read in context1 Samuel 9:4
So Saul passed through the hill country of Ephraim and then through the land of Shalishah, but did not find the donkeys. He and the servant went through the region of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then they went through the land of Benjamin, and still they did not find them.
Read in contextMatthew 3:5–6
People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.
Read in contextJeremiah 51:13
You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.
Read in contextEzekiel 19:10
Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundant waters.
Read in contextGenesis 33:18
After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city.
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