King James Version
John 3:22 in the King James Version says “After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.” — study this verse from John chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.”
John 3:22 · KJV
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. reproved: or, discovered
But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
For John was not yet cast into prison.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“After”
G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession)
“came”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“his”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“into”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“the land”
G1093soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“After”
G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession)
“his”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“baptized”
G907to immerse, submerge; to make whelmed (i.e., fully wet); used only (in the new testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordi
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