After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them, and baptized.
Parallel translations
- KJV After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
- BSB After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.
- NKJV After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He remained with them and baptized.
- NASB After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea; and there He was spending time with them and baptizing.
- NLT Then Jesus and his disciples left Jerusalem and went into the Judean countryside. Jesus spent some time with them there, baptizing people.
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Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, where he spent time and baptized. His ministry of calling people to repentance and faith continued alongside John's.
Overview
This transitional note moves the scene from Jerusalem to the Judean countryside and introduces a period when Jesus' ministry overlapped with John the Baptist's. John 4:2 clarifies that Jesus' disciples did the actual baptizing. The setting prepares for the Baptist's final, humble testimony about his relationship to Christ.
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- John 4:1–3Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John
- John 3:26They came to John, and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, the same baptizes, and everyone is coming to him.”
- John 7:3His brothers therefore said to him, “Depart from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do.
- John 2:13The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
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