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John 10:40 KJV
John · chapter 10 · verse 40
And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.John 10:40 · King James Version
John 10:40 in context
38But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
39Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
40And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
41And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
42And many believed on him there.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- baptizedbaptizōto dip repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge , to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to…G907 →
- baptizedēnI was, etcG2258 →
- beyondperanbeyond, on the other sideG4008 →
- JordaniordanēsJordan = " the descender" , the one river of Palestine, has its course of little…G2446 →
- placetoposplace, any portion or space marked off, as it were from surrounding space, an inhabited…G5117 →
- firstprōtonfirst in time or place, in any succession of things or persons, first in rank, influence…G4412 →
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We have here the issue of the conference with the Jews. One would have thought it would have convinced and melted them, but their hearts were hardened. Here we are told, I. How they attacked him by force. Therefore they sought again to take him, Joh 10:39. Therefore, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 39-42