John 3:26

And they came to Yochanan and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Yarden, the one to whom you have given solemn edut, hinei, this one gives the mikveh mayimʼs tevilah and kol Bnei Adam come to him.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

In Context

25There was then a discussion of Yochananʼs talmidim with one of the Yehudim about the subject of tohorah (purification).

27In reply, Yochanan said, A man is not able to receive anything, unless it has been given to him from Shomayim.

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Cross References

Psalms 65:2Tehillah (praise) is due Thee, O Elohim, in Tziyon; 1 And unto Thee shall the neder (vow) be performed. 1

Isaiah 45:23I have sworn by Myself, 1 the Word has gone out of My mouth of tzedakah (righteousness), 1 and shall not yashuv (return, be revoked), 1 that unto Me kol berekh (every knee) shall bow, 1 kol lashon (every tongue) shall swear. 1

John 1:7This Yochanan came for an eidus (witness), that he might give solemn edut (testimony) about the Ohr, that kol Bnei Adam might have emunah through him.

John 1:15And Yochanan gives solemn edut (testimony) about him and has cried out, This was he about whom I said, Hu HaBah (He who comes) + 1:15 Gn 49:10; Ezek 21:27 after me is really before me in priority, because, before I came to be, he was. + 1:15 Yn 8:58

John 3:2This one came to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach under cover of lailah and said to him, Rabbi, we have da'as that you are a moreh from Hashem having come, for no one is able these otot (miraculous signs) to do, which you do, unless Hashem is with him.

John 12:19Therefore the Perushim said to themselves, You see, you can do nothing! Kol Bnei Adam have gone after him.

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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