John 3:23
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
24 For John was not yet cast into prison.
25 Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.
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
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Mark 1:4–5
John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
Read in contextLuke 3:7
Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Read in contextEzekiel 43:2
And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.
Read in context1 Samuel 9:4
And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.
Read in contextMatthew 3:5–6
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,
Read in contextJeremiah 51:13
O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
Read in contextEzekiel 19:10
Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.
Read in contextGenesis 33:18
And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-aram; and pitched his tent before the city.
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