John 3:23

John 3:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
• New International Version (NIV)Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were coming and being baptized.
• English Standard Version (ESV)John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there. And they came and were baptized.

Context of John 3:23

21But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God. 22After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. And John also was baptizing in AEnon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. 24For John was not yet cast into prison. 25There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John’s disciples with a Jew about purifying.

John 3:23 word by word

ἦν δὲ καὶ ὁ Ἰωάννης βαπτίζων ἐν Αἰνὼν ἐγγὺς τοῦ Σαλείμ, ὅτι ὕδατα πολλὰ ἦν ἐκεῖ. καὶ παρεγίνοντο καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο·Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• baptizingβαπτίζωbaptizō · to baptizeG907
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• AEnonΑἰνώνAinōn · AenonG137
• nearἐγγύςeggus · nearG1451
• SalimΣαλείμSaleim · SalimG4530
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• waterὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
• cameπαραγίνομαιparaginomai · to comeG3854

Cross-references for John 3:23

• Genesis 33:18And Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram; and encamped before the city.
• 1 Samuel 9:4And he passed through the hill country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.
• Jeremiah 51:13O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy covetousness.
• Ezekiel 19:10Thy mother was like a vine, in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.
• Ezekiel 43:2And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like the sound of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.
• Revelation 1:15and his feet like unto burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters.
• Revelation 14:2And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and the voice which I heard was as the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
• Revelation 19:6And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunders, saying, Hallelujah: for the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigneth.
• Matthew 3:5Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan;
• Mark 1:4John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.
• Luke 3:7He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Commentaries on John 3:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23In Aenon - This place was eight miles southward from Scythopolis, between Salim and Jordan. There was much water - And this was equally necessary, where such multitudes were baptized, whether the ceremony were performed either by dipping or sprinkling. But as the Jewish custom required the persons to stand in the water, and, having been instructed, and entered into a covenant to renounce all idolatry, and take the God of Israel for their God, then plunge…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23In Enon - The word “Enon,” or “Aenon,” means “a fountain,” and was doubtless given to this place because of the fountains there. On the situation of the place nothing certain has been determined. Eusebius places it eight Roman miles south of Scythopolis or Bethshan, and 53 miles northeast of Jerusalem. Near to Salim - It would seem from this that Salim was better known then than Enon, but nothing can be determined now respecting its site. These places are…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. 22-36John the Baptist says Jesus is truly "from above" (3:31). So, the followers of John need to start following Jesus instead.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 3:23

• Baptism
• Enon (Aenon)
• John
• Salim

In the dictionaries

• AEnon
• Born
• Condemn
• Condemnation
• Darkness
• Decrease
• Faith
• Increase
• Love
• Salim

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