John 10:40

And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He stayed there.

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.

In Context

39Therefore they were seeking again to seize Him, but He escaped from their hand.

41And many came to Him and said, “John indeed performed no sign, but everything which John said about this Man was true.”

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Cross References

John 1:28These things happened in Bethany, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. 1 The Lamb of God

John 7:1And after these things Jesus was walking in Galilee; for He did not wish to walk in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.

Matthew Henry on John 10:40-42

Christ Retires beyond Jordan. 39 Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand, 40 And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode. 41 And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true. 42 And many believed on him there. We have here the issue of the conference with the Jews. One would have thought it would have convinced and melted them, but their hearts were hardened. Here… Read the whole commentary →

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