John 3:23
Now John was also baptizing, at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water in that place. And they were arriving and being baptized.
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24For John had not yet been cast into prison.
Cross References
Genesis 33:18And he crossed over to Salem, a city of the Shechemites, which is in the land of Canaan, after he returned from Mesopotamia of Syria. And he lived near the town.
Jeremiah 51:13You who live above many waters, rich in treasures: your end has arrived, your measure has been cut short.
Ezekiel 43:2And behold, the glory of the God of Israel entered along the way of the east. And his voice was like the voice of many waters. And the earth was resplendent before his majesty.
Mark 1:4John was in the desert, baptizing and preaching a baptism of repentance, as a remission of sins.
Revelation 1:15and his feet resembled shining brass, just as in a burning furnace; and his voice was like the voice of many waters.
Revelation 19:6And I heard something like the voice of a great multitude, and like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of great thunders, saying: “Alleluia! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, has reigned.
Matthew Henry on John 3:23-36
John's Testimony to Christ. 22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. 23 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. 26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest… Read the whole commentary →