After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He remained with them and baptized. Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there. And they came and were baptized. For John had not yet been thrown into prison.
JOHN 3:22-24 NKJV
John 3:22 baptized: The impression here is that Jesus baptized. John corrects this idea in 4:2. Jesus provided the authority, but the disciples performed the baptisms.
John 3:23 Aenon was probably west of the Jordan River. much water: There were a number of springs at Aenon. they came: The people of the area.
John 3:24 The synoptic Gospels, particularly Matthew and Mark, give the impression that the imprisonment of John the Baptist came right after the baptism of Jesus. This verse indicates that there was an interval between Jesus’ baptism and John’s imprisonment during which both ministered.
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