The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. Jesus found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”
John 1:28 - Easy To Read Version These things all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan River. This is where John was baptizing {\cf2\super [20]} people. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition These things occurred in Bethany (Bethabara) across the Jordan [at the Jordan crossing], where John was then baptizing. American Standard Version (1901) These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. Common English Bible This encounter took place across the Jordan in Bethany where John was baptizing. Catholic Public Domain Version These things happened in Bethania, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version These things were done in Bethania, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. |
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. Jesus found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”
Then Jesus went back across the Jordan River. Jesus went to the place where John {\cf2\super [172]} was baptizing {\cf2\super [173]} before. Jesus stayed there,
“That perfume was worth 300 silver coins. {\cf2\super [191]} It should have been sold, and the money should have been given to the poor people.”
John was also baptizing people in Aenon. Aenon is near Salim. John was baptizing there because there was plenty of water. People were going there to be baptized.
So the followers came to John. They said, “Teacher, remember the man that was with you on the other side of the Jordan River? He is the man you were telling people about. That man is baptizing {\cf2\super [53]} people, and many people are going to him.”
Gideon sent messengers through all the hill country of Ephraim. The messengers said, “Come down and attack the people of Midian. Take control of the river as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan River. Do this before the people of Midian get there.”