John 10:40
New International Version
Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed,

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

English Standard Version
He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing at first, and there he remained.

Berean Standard Bible
Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.

Berean Literal Bible
And He departed again beyond the Jordan, to the place where John was baptizing at first. And He stayed there.

King James Bible
And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.

New King James Version
And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptizing at first, and there He stayed.

New American Standard Bible
And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He stayed there.

NASB 1995
And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He was staying there.

NASB 1977
And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He was staying there.

Legacy Standard Bible
And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He was staying there.

Amplified Bible
He went back again across the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He was staying there.

Christian Standard Bible
So he departed again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing earlier, and he remained there.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So He departed again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing earlier, and He remained there.

American Standard Version
And he went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was at the first baptizing; and there he abode.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he went on to the crossing of The Jordan, to the place where Yohannan had been before when he was baptizing, and there he stayed.

Contemporary English Version
and crossed the Jordan to the place where John had earlier been baptizing. While Jesus was there,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he went again beyond the Jordan, into that place where John was baptizing first; and there he abode.

English Revised Version
And he went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John was at the first baptizing; and there he abode.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He went back across the Jordan River and stayed in the place where John first baptized people.

Good News Translation
Jesus then went back again across the Jordan River to the place where John had been baptizing, and he stayed there.

International Standard Version
Then he went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing at first, and he remained there.

Literal Standard Version
and went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was at first immersing, and remained there,

Majority Standard Bible
Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.

New American Bible
He went back across the Jordan to the place where John first baptized, and there he remained.

NET Bible
Jesus went back across the Jordan River again to the place where John had been baptizing at an earlier time, and he stayed there.

New Revised Standard Version
He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing earlier, and he remained there.

New Heart English Bible
He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, and there he stayed.

Webster's Bible Translation
And went again beyond Jordan, into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.

Weymouth New Testament
Then He went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John had been baptizing at first; and there He stayed.

World English Bible
He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, and he stayed there.

Young's Literal Translation
and went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was at first baptizing, and remained there,

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Context
John's Testimony Confirmed
39At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp. 40Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there. 41Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.”…

Cross References
John 1:28
All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

John 11:7
and then He said to the disciples, "Let us go back to Judea."


Treasury of Scripture

And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he stayed.

the place.

John 1:28
These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

John 3:26
And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

there.

John 7:1
After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.

John 11:54
Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

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John 10
1. Jesus is the door, and the good shepherd.
19. Diverse opinions of him.
23. He proves by his works that he is Jesus the Son of God;
31. escapes the Jews;
39. and goes again beyond Jordan, where many believe on him.














(40) And went away again beyond Jordan.--Comp. Note on John 1:28. In Matthew 19:1 we have the fuller expression, "the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan," referring to the same locality. The whole of Judaea proper was Cis-Jordanic, and the "Judah upon Jordan" (Joshua 19:34) was the boundary "toward the sun-rising" of the tribe of Naphthali--i.e., it answered to what was afterwards known as Gaulonitis, and is now known as the Jolan. Josephus [Wars, iii. 3) expressly enumerates Gaulonitis as belonging to Judaea in the time of our Lord. For the explanation of this spread of the name, which has always been a geographical crux, see von Raumer's argument in Dr. Caspari's summary (Chron. and Geogr., Introd., Eng. Trans., p. 90). We have to think, then, probably of Bethania or Tellanihje, to the north of the Sea of Galilee, on the eastern side of the Jordan, as the place of our Lord's retirement. He had taught the Jews by divine words, and they had sought to stone Him (John 10:31, and John 8:59). He had appealed to divine works, and they had attempted to take Him by force (John 10:39, and John 7:30; John 7:32; John 7:44). He sees in all this the darkness which foreshadows the night, and He retires from the city to visit it no more until the final Passover, when the night will be at hand. "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!" . . . Verses 40-42. -

(4) Beyond Jordan. The susceptibility of those who had been prepared for his Word by the early ministry of John. Verse 40. - And he went away again (see John 1:28, note) beyond Jordan, to the place where John at first baptized; a place enriched for him by many solemn associations. There he submitted to baptism, to fasting, and temptation. There he had heard the first testimonies of John. There he had gathered round him his most susceptible and appreciative hearers. There Andrew and Simon, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, came under his mighty spell. There the first intuition of his Messiahship dawned on the noblest of his followers. The entire suggestion, is unquestionably historic. That special scene of our Lord's ministry was indelibly impressed on the memory of the beloved disciple. The place where John at first baptized; i.e. the place occupied by John before he came to OEnon, and therefore in the district where he delivered his most solemn testimonies to the people, to the Sanhedrin, to the first disciples. And there he abode. How long, we know not. The repose was soon broken.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Then
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[Jesus] went
ἀπῆλθεν (apēlthen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 565: From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.

back
πάλιν (palin)
Adverb
Strong's 3825: Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.

across
πέραν (peran)
Preposition
Strong's 4008: Over, on the other side, beyond. Apparently accusative case of an obsolete derivative of peiro; through, i.e. Across.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Jordan
Ἰορδάνου (Iordanou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2446: Of Hebrew origin; the Jordanes, a river of Palestine.

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

place
τόπον (topon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5117: Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard.

where
ὅπου (hopou)
Adverb
Strong's 3699: Where, whither, in what place. From hos and pou; what(-ever) where, i.e. At whichever spot.

John
Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2491: Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites.

had
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

first
πρῶτον (prōton)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4413: First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost.

been baptizing,
βαπτίζων (baptizōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 907: Lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

He stayed
ἔμεινεν (emeinen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3306: To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay.

there.
ἐκεῖ (ekei)
Adverb
Strong's 1563: (a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither.


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