John 3:23

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

Revised King James New Testament

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 Judaea; and there he remained with them, and baptized.

24For John had not yet been cast into prison.

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Cross References

Mark 1:4John baptized in the wilderness, and preached a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Revelation 1:15And his feet like burnished bronze, as if they glowed in a furnace; and his voice like the sound of many waters.

Revelation 19:6And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, like the sound of many waters, like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord our God omnipotent reigns.

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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