John 4:1
Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees [Separated] had heard that Yeshua [Salvation] was making and baptizing more disciples than John [Yah is gracious]
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In Context
2(although Yeshua [Salvation] himself didn’t mikvah ·baptise·, but his disciples),
Cross References
Luke 2:11+ 2:11. MP: “a child is born,” Messiah has a human body of flesh and bone. (Is 9:6a) + 2:11. MP: Messiah is called to God’s service from the womb. (Is 49:1b) + 2:11 (11-12a) MP: “a child is born,” Messiah is born as a human being, a man-child. (Is 9:6a) For there is born to you today, in David [Beloved]’s city, a Savior, who is Messiah [Anointed one] the + 2:11 Translation note: In the Peshitta (Aramaic New Covenant) the use of Yahweh is supported here directly referring to the person of Messiah. See also (Acts 2:36) “Yahweh has made this Yeshua, whom you executed on the stake, both MarYah and Messiah” while quoting from (Ps 110:1). MarYah [Master Yahweh].
Luke 19:34They said, “The Lord needs it.”
John 3:26They came to John [Yah is gracious], and said to him, “ Rabbi ·Teacher·, he who was with you beyond the Jordan [Descender], to whom you have testified, behold, the same does mikvah ·baptism·, and everyone is coming to him.”
Matthew Henry on John 4:1
It was, more than any thing else, the glory of the land of Israel, that it was Emmanuel's land ( Isa. viii. 8 ), not only the place of his birth, but the scene of his preaching and miracles. This land in our Saviour's time was divided into three parts: Judea in the south, Galilee in the north, and Samaria lying between them. Now, in this chapter, we have Christ in each of these three parts of that land. I. Departing out of Judea, ver. 1-3 . II. Passing through Samaria, which, though a visit in transitu, here takes… Read the whole commentary →