John 3:23
Now John was also baptizing in Aenon near to Salim because there was much water there. People were coming to him and were being baptized,
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24for John had not yet been thrown in prison.
Cross References
Genesis 33:18When Jacob came from Paddan Aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan. He camped near the city.
Jeremiah 51:13You people who live by many streams of water, you people who are rich with treasures, 1 your end has come. The thread of your life is now cut short. 1
Ezekiel 43:2Behold! The glory of the God of Israel came from the east; his voice was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory.
Mark 1:4John came, baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Revelation 1:15His feet were like polished bronze, like bronze that had been refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of many rushing waters.
Revelation 19:6Then I heard what sounded like the voice of a great number of people, like the roar of many waters, and like loud crashes of thunder, saying, 1 “Hallelujah! 1 For the Lord reigns, the God who rules over all. 1
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 →