John 10:40

John 10:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed,
• English Standard Version (ESV)He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing at first, and there he remained.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptizing at first, and there He stayed.

Context of John 10:40

38But if I’m doing those things and you refuse to believe me, then at least believe the things that I’m doing. Then you will know and recognize that the Father is in me and that I am in the Father.” 39The Jews tried to arrest Jesus again, but he got away from them. He went back across the Jordan River and stayed in the place where John first baptized people. 41Many people went to Jesus. They said, “John didn’t perform any miracles, but everything John said about this man is true.” 42Many people there believed in Jesus.

John 10:40 word by word

καὶ ἀπῆλθεν πάλιν πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου εἰς τὸν τόπον ὅπου ἦν Ἰωάννης τὸ πρῶτον βαπτίζων, καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐκεῖ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• went awayἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• beyondπέρανperan · other sideG4008
• Jordanὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JordanἸορδάνηςIordanēs · JordanG2446
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• baptizedβαπτίζωbaptizō · to baptizeG907
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• he abodeμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for John 10:40

• John 1:28This happened in Bethany on the east side of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.
• John 3:26So they went to John and asked him, “Rabbi, do you remember the man you spoke so favorably about when he was with you on the other side of the Jordan River? Well, he’s baptizing, and everyone is going to him!”
• John 7:1Jesus later traveled throughout Galilee. He didn’t want to travel in Judea because Jews there wanted to kill him.
• John 11:54So Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews. Instead, he left Bethany and went to the countryside near the desert, to a city called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples.

Commentaries on John 10:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40Beyond Jordan - Rather, to the side of Jordan, not beyond it. See the note on John 6:22, and Matthew 19:1. Where John at first baptized - That is, at Bethabara: see John 1:28. Afterwards, John baptized at Aenon: John 3:23.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40Where John at first baptized - At Bethabara, or Bethany, John 1:28.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 39-42Verses 39-42 No weapon formed against our Lord Jesus shall prosper. He escaped, not because he was afraid to suffer, but because his hour was not come. And He who knew how to deliver himself, knows how to deliver the godly our of their temptations, and to make a way for them to escape. Persecutors may drive Christ and his gospel our of their own city or country, but they cannot drive him or it out of the world. When we know Christ by faith in our hearts…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40His revelation to the Jewish leaders now complete, Jesus went to the region beyond the Jordan River where John the Baptist had once worked and where Jesus was baptized.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 40-4240-42. went away again beyond Jordan ... the place where John at first baptized--(See on Joh 1:28).Read the comment

Topics related to John 10:40

• Baptism
• Bethabara
• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• Jordan
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Fold
• Lay
• Sanctify
• Thief
• Abide
• Aenon
• Bethabara
• God

Commentaries on John 10

• 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