John 10:40
And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
John 10:40 in other translations
| BSB | Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there. |
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| WEB | He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, and he stayed there. |
| ASV | And he went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was at the first baptizing; and there he abode. |
| YLT | and went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was at first baptizing, and remained there, |
| DARBY | and departed again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptising at the first: and he abode there. |
| BBE | And he went again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John first gave baptism; and he was there for a time. |
| Webster | And went again beyond Jordan, into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode. |
What does John 10:40 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 10:40-42
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 10:39-42
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…
John 10:40 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 10:40
- John 1:28
These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
- 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.
- 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 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.
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Context
- John 10:39
Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
- John 10:40
And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
- John 10:41
And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
John 10:40 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y volvióse tras el Jordán, á aquel lugar donde primero había estado bautizando Juan; y estúvose allí. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et s’en alla encore au-delà du Jourdain, à l’endroit où Jean avait baptisé au commencement, et il demeura là. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er ging wieder weg jenseit des Jordan an den Ort, wo Johannes zuerst taufte, und er blieb daselbst. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et abiit iterum trans Jordanem, in eum locum ubi erat Joannes baptizans primum, et mansit illic; |