John 3:22

John 3:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
• New International Version (NIV)After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized.
• English Standard Version (ESV)After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He remained with them and baptized.

Context of John 3:22

20For every wrongdoer hates the Light, and does not come to the Light [but shrinks from it] for fear that his [sinful, worthless] activities will be exposed and condemned. 21But whoever practices truth [and does what is right—morally, ethically, spiritually] comes to the Light, so that his works may be plainly shown to be what they are—accomplished in God [divinely prompted, done with God’s help, in dependence on Him].” After these things Jesus and His disciples went into the land of Judea, and there He spent time with them and baptized. 23Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was an abundance of water there; and people were coming and were being baptized— 24for John had not yet been thrown into prison.

John 3:22 word by word

Μετὰ ταῦτα ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν Ἰουδαίαν γῆν, καὶ ἐκεῖ διέτριβεν μετ᾽ αὐτῶν καὶ ἐβάπτιζεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the landγῆgē · earth: countryG1093
• of JudeaἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• he tarriedδιατρίβωdiatribō · to remainG1304
• baptizedβαπτίζωbaptizō · to baptizeG907

Cross-references for John 3:22

• John 2:13Now the Passover of the Jews was approaching, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
• John 4:3He left Judea and returned again to Galilee.
• John 7:3So His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples [there] may also see the works that You do.
• John 3:26So they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi (Teacher), the Man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan [at the Jordan River crossing]—and to whom you have testified—look, He is baptizing too, and everyone is going to Him!”
• John 4:1So when the Lord learned that the Pharisees had been told that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

Commentaries on John 3:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Came - into the land of Judea - Jerusalem itself, where Christ held the preceding discourse with Nicodemus, was in Judea; but the evangelist means that our Lord quitted the city and its suburbs, and went into the country parts. The same distinction between Jerusalem and Judea is made, Acts 1:8; Acts 10:39; and in 1 Maccabees 3:34; and in 2 Maccabees 1:1, 10. See Bp. Pearce. And baptized - It is not clear that Christ did baptize any with water, but his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Land of Judea - The region round about Jerusalem. And baptized - Jesus did not Himself administer the ordinance of baptism, but his disciples did it by his direction and authority, John 4:2.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-36Verses 22-36 John was fully satisfied with the place and work assigned him; but Jesus came on a more important work. He also knew that Jesus would increase in honour and influence, for of his government and peace there would be no end, while he himself would be less followed. John knew that Jesus came from heaven as the Son of God, while he was a sinful, mortal man, who could only speak about the more plain subjects of religion. The words of Jesus were…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22He spent some time with them and baptized: See John 4:2, which explains that the disciples of Jesus were the ones who baptized people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-3622-24. land of Judea--the rural parts of that province, the foregoing conversation being held in the capital. baptized--in the sense explained in Joh 4:2.Read the comment

Topics related to John 3:22

• Baptism
• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Judea
• Judaea, or Judea
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Judea, Judah
• Born
• Condemn
• Condemnation
• Darkness
• Decrease

Commentaries on John 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings