John 3:23
And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
John 3:23 in other translations
| BSB | Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized. |
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| WEB | John also was baptizing in Enon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came and were baptized; |
| ASV | And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. |
| YLT | and John was also baptizing in Aenon, nigh to Salem, because there were many waters there, and they were coming and were being baptized-- |
| DARBY | And John also was baptising in Aenon, near Salim, because there was a great deal of water there; and they came to him and were baptised: |
| BBE | Now John was then giving baptism at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were given baptism. |
| Webster | And John also was baptizing in Enon, near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. |
What does John 3:23 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 3:22-24
Joh 3:22-36. Jesus in the Neighborhood of the Baptist--His Noble Testimony to His Master. 22-24. 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.
Barnes' Notes
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 believed to have been on the west side of the Jordan.
Because there was much water there. John's preaching attracted great multitudes. It appears that they remained with him probably many days. In many parts of that country, particularly in the hilly region near where John preached, it was difficult to find water to accommodate the necessities of the people, and perhaps, also, of the camels with which those from a distance would come. To meet their necessities, as well as for the purpose of baptizing, he selected a spot that was well watered, probably, with springs and rivulets. Whether the ordinance of baptism was performed by immersion or in any other mode, the selection of a place well watered was proper and necessary. The mention of the fact that there was much water there, and that John selected that as a convenient place to perform his office as a baptizer, proves nothing in regard to the mode in which the ordinance was administered, since he would naturally select such a place, whatever was the mode. Where numbers of people came together to remain any time, it is necessary to select such a place, whatever their employment. An encampment of soldiers is made on the same principles, and in every camp-meeting that I have ever seen, a place is selected where there is a good supply of water, though not one person should be immersed during the whole services. As all the facts in the case are fully met by the supposition that John might have baptized in some other way besides immersion, and as it is easy to conceive another reason that is sufficient to account for the fact that such a place was selected, this passage certainly should not be adduced to prove that he performed baptism only in that manner.
(v) "Salim" 1Sam 9:4 (w) "and they came there" Mt 3:5,6
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 3:22-36
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…
John 3:23 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 3:23
- Mark 1:4-5
John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. And there went out unto him all the land of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
- Luke 3:7
Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
- Ezekiel 43:2
And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.
- 1 Samuel 9:4
And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.
- Matthew 3:5-6
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
- Jeremiah 51:13
O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
- Ezekiel 19:10
Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.
- Genesis 33:18
And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan–aram; and pitched his tent before the city.
- Revelation 1:15
And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
- Revelation 14:2
And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
- Revelation 19:6
And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
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Context
- John 3:22
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
- John 3:23
And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
- John 3:24
For John was not yet cast into prison.
John 3:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y bautizaba también Juan en Enón junto á Salim, porque había allí muchas aguas; y venían, y eran bautizados. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Jean aussi baptisait en Énon, près de Salim, parce qu’il y avait là beaucoup d’eau; et on venait, et on était baptisé. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Aber auch Johannes taufte zu Aenon, nahe bei Salim, weil viel Wasser daselbst war; und sie kamen hin und wurden getauft. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Erat autem et Joannes baptizans, in Ænnon, juxta Salim: quia aquæ multæ erant illic, et veniebant et baptizabantur. |