John 1:28

John 1:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
• New Living Translation (NLT)This encounter took place in Bethany, an area east of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.

Context of John 1:28

26“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know. 27He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.” This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing. 29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’

John 1:28 word by word

ταῦτα ἐν Βηθανίᾳ ἐγένετο πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου ὅπου ἦν ὁ Ἰωάννης βαπτίζων.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• These thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• were doneγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• BethabaraΒηθαβαρά,ΒηθανίαBēthabara · BethanyG962
• beyondπέρανperan · other sideG4008
• Jordanὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JordanἸορδάνηςIordanēs · JordanG2446
• whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• baptizingβαπτίζωbaptizō · to baptizeG907

Cross-references for John 1:28

• John 10:40Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed,
• Judges 7:24Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan ahead of them as far as Beth Barah.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out and they seized the waters of the Jordan as far as Beth Barah.
• John 12:5“Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.”
• John 3:23Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were coming and being baptized.

Commentaries on John 1:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28These things were done in Bethabara - It is very probable that the word Bethany should be inserted here, instead of Bethabara. This reading, in the judgment of the best critics, is the genuine one. The following are the authorities by which it is supported: ABCEGHLMSX, BV, of Matthai, upwards of a hundred others, Syriac, Armenian, Persic, Coptic, Slavonic, Vulgate, Saxon, and all the Itala, with some of the most eminent of the primitive fathers, before…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28In Bethabara - Almost all the ancient manuscripts and versions, instead of “Bethabara” here, have “Bethany,” and this is doubtless the true reading. There was a Bethany about 2 miles east of Jerusalem, but there is said also to have been another in the tribe of Reuben, on the east side of the river Jordan, and in this place, probably, John was baptizing. It is about 12 miles above Jericho. The word “Bethabara” means “house or place of a ford.” The reading…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-28Verses 19-28 John disowns himself to be the Christ, who was now expected and waited for. He came in the spirit and power of Elias, but he was not the person of Elias. John was not that Prophet whom Moses said the Lord would raise up to them of their brethren, like unto him. He was not such a prophet as they expected, who would rescue them from the Romans. He gave such an account of himself, as might excite and awaken them to hearken to him. He baptized…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-28Jesus reveals himself to the world through his miracles and teachings. People reacted differently: Some wanted to believe in him. Others opposed him. This division becomes more obvious as the book continues. Jesus ended his public ministry with a final call for people to believe in him (12:44–50).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. Bethabara--Rather, "Bethany" (according to nearly all the best and most ancient manuscripts); not the Bethany of Lazarus, but another of the same name, and distinguished from it as lying "beyond Jordan," on the east.Read the comment

Topics related to John 1:28

• Baptism
• Bethabara
• Jesus, the Christ
• John

In the dictionaries

• Jordan
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Behold
• Believe
• Bethabara
• Bethany
• Blood
• Dwell
• Flesh
• Guile

Commentaries on John 1

• 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