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 Living Translation (NLT)He went beyond the Jordan River near the place where John was first baptizing and stayed there awhile.

Context of John 10:40

38but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.” 39Therefore they sought again to seize Him, but He escaped out of their hand. And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptizing at first, and there He stayed. 41Then many came to Him and said, “John performed no sign, but all the things that John spoke about this Man were true.” 42And many believed in Him there.

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 1:28These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
• John 3:26And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified—behold, He is baptizing, and all are coming to Him!”
• John 7:1After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him.
• John 11:54Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there remained 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
• Fold
• Lay
• Sanctify
• Thief
• Abide
• Aenon
• Bethabara
• God
• Inspiration

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