John 3:23

And John also was baptizing in Ennon near Salim; because there was much water there; and they came and were baptized.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

In Context

22After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea: and there he abode with them, and baptized.

24For John was not yet cast into prison.

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Cross References

Genesis 33:18And he passed over to Salem, a city of the Sichemites, which is in the land of Chanaan, after he returned from Mesopotamia of Syria: and he dwelt by the town:

Jeremiah 51:13O thou that dwellest upon many waters, rich in treasures, thy end is come for thy entire destruction.

Ezekiel 43:2And behold the glory of the God of Israel came in by the way of the east: and his voice was like the noise of many waters, and the earth shone with his majesty.

Mark 1:4John was in the desert baptizing, and preaching the baptism of penance, unto remission of sins.

Revelation 1:15And his feet like unto fine brass, as in a burning furnace. And his voice as the sound of many waters.

Revelation 19:6And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of great thunders, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord our God the Almighty hath 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 →

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