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These thingsταῦταhappenedἐγένετοinἐνBethanyΒηθανίᾳacrossπέρανthe Jordan,τοῦ ἸορδάνουwhereὅπουJohnὁ Ἰωάννηςwasἦνimmersing.βαπτίζων
John 1:28
Study it in the app“These things happened in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was immersing.”
With the Greek beneath
John 1:28, word by word
- happenedἐγένετοegeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appears- BethanyΒηθανίᾳBēthaniai
Bethany
See it on the mapWhere else “Bēthaniai” appears- acrossπέρανperan
across, beyond
On the other side, across.
Where else “peran” appears- the JordanἸορδάνουIordanou
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “Iordanou” appears- whereὅπουhopou
where
Where, wherever.
Where else “hopou” appears- JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannēs” appears- wasἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- immersingβαπτίζωνbaptizōn
immerse
To put someone into water; "baptize" comes from it.
Where else “baptizōn” appears
Translation note
It is not the Bethany near Jerusalem but another, “beyond the Jordan.”
Places in this verse
1Bethany
Today: al-Eizariya (Bethany), West Bank
A village on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, about 2 miles (3 km) from Jerusalem.
Martha, Mary and Lazarus lived there, and Jesus raised Lazarus (John 11:1, 43-44). Jesus went up to heaven near Bethany (Luke 24:50-51).
2Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
The context
27the one who comes after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.”
28 · This verse (above)
29The next day he sees Jesus coming toward him and says, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
To study John 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the beginning of this chapter say about the Word: where it was, what it was, and what came to be through it? (vv. 1-14)
2. What it means
John says those who received the Word were given authority to become children of God. What does “receiving him” mean in this chapter? (vv. 11-13)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the first disciples, “What are you looking for?” and invited them, “Come and you will see” (vv. 38-39). What are you looking for today?