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 do his work, believe in the evidence of the miraculous works I have done, even if you don’t believe me. Then you will know and understand that the Father is in me, and I am in the Father.” 39Once again they tried to arrest him, but he got away and left them. He went beyond the Jordan River near the place where John was first baptizing and stayed there awhile. 41And many followed him. “John didn’t perform miraculous signs,” they remarked to one another, “but everything he said about this man has come true.” 42And many who were 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 encounter took place in Bethany, an area east of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing.
• John 3:26So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Rabbi, the man you met on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you identified as the Messiah, is also baptizing people. And everybody is going to him instead of coming to us.”
• John 7:1After this, Jesus traveled around Galilee. He wanted to stay out of Judea, where the Jewish leaders were plotting his death.
• John 11:54As a result, Jesus stopped his public ministry among the people and left Jerusalem. He went to a place near the wilderness, to the village of Ephraim, and stayed there 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