These things all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan River. This is where John was baptizing {\cf2\super [20]} people.
John 10:40 - Easy To Read Version 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, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He went back again across the Jordan to the locality where John was when he first baptized, and there He remained. American Standard Version (1901) And he went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was at the first baptizing; and there he abode. Common English Bible Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had baptized at first, and he stayed there. Catholic Public Domain Version And he went again across the Jordan, to that place where John first was baptizing. And he lodged there. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he went again beyond the Jordan, into that place where John was baptizing first; and there he abode. |
These things all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan River. This is where John was baptizing {\cf2\super [20]} people.
So Jesus stopped traveling around openly among the Jews. Jesus left \{Jerusalem\} and went to a place near the desert. Jesus went to the town called Ephraim. Jesus stayed there with his followers.
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.”
After this, Jesus traveled around the country of Galilee. Jesus did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jewish leaders there wanted to kill him.