John 10:40
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.”
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“Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was at the first baptizing; and there he abode.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was at first baptizing, and remained there,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo John 10:40 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 1:28All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
- John 3:26So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”
- John 7:1After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
- John 11:54As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).