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John 3:26 KJV
John · chapter 3 · verse 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.John 3:26 · King James Version
John 3:26 in context
24For John was not yet cast into prison.
25Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.
26And 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.
27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- baptizethbaptizōto dip repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge , to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to…G907 →
- witnessmartyreōto be a witness, to bear witnessG3140 →
- beyondperanbeyond, on the other sideG4008 →
- JordaniordanēsJordan = " the descender" , the one river of Palestine, has its course of little…G2446 →
- beholdidebehold, seeG2396 →
- Rabbirhabbimy great one, my honourable sir, Rabbi, a title used by the Jews to address their teachersG4461 →
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In these verses we have, I. Christ's removal into the land of Judea (Joh 3:22), and there he tarried with his disciples. Observe, 1. Our Lord Jesus, after he entered upon his public work, travelled much, and removed often, as the patriarchs in their sojournings.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 22-36