Now the Jewish Passover Festival was soon [to be held], so Jesus went up to Jerusalem [to attend it].
John 3:22 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) After this Jesus and His disciples went to the country-[side] of Judea and there they remained and immersed people. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the land (the countryside) of Judea, where He remained with them, and baptized. American Standard Version (1901) After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. Common English Bible After this Jesus and his disciples went into Judea, where he spent some time with them and was baptizing. Catholic Public Domain Version After these things, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea. And he was living there with them and baptizing. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea: and there he abode with them, and baptized. |
Now the Jewish Passover Festival was soon [to be held], so Jesus went up to Jerusalem [to attend it].
John [the Immerser] was also immersing people in Aenon, near Salem [Note: These locations are thought to have been in northeastern Judea, near the Jordan River], because there was a lot of water there; so people were coming to be immersed.
These disciples went to John and said to him, “Rabbi, look, that man who was with you on the east side of the Jordan River [i.e., Jesus], whom you testified about, is immersing people and everyone is going to him.” [Note: Actually, it was Jesus’ disciples who did the immersing. See 4:2].
Then Jesus’ [half-] brothers said to Him, “You should leave here and go to Judea so your disciples [there] can see the [supernatural] deeds you are performing.