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AfterΜετὰthisταῦταJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςandκαὶhis disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦwentἦλθενintoεἰςthe landτὴν γῆνof Judea,Ἰουδαίανandκαὶthereἐκεῖhe spent timeδιέτριβενwithμετ’themαὐτῶνandκαὶwas immersing.ἐβάπτιζεν
John 3:22
Study it in the app“After this Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea, and there he spent time with them and was immersing.”
With the Greek beneath
John 3:22, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- his disciplesμαθηταὶmathētai
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētai” appears- wentἦλθενēlthen
go
To set out toward a place.
Where else “ēlthen” appears- the landγῆνgēn
land
A country or a region.
Where else “gēn” appears- of JudeaἸουδαίανIoudaian
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaian” appears- he spent timeδιέτριβενdietriben
stay, spend time
Stay, spend some time.
Where else “dietriben” appears- was immersingἐβάπτιζενebaptizen
immerse
To put someone into water; "baptize" comes from it.
Where else “ebaptizen” appears
Translation note
According to 4:2, it was not Jesus himself who immersed, but his disciples.
The context
21But whoever does the truth comes to the light, so that it may be shown plainly that his works have been done in God.”
22 · This verse (above)
23And John too was immersing at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there, and people kept coming and being immersed.
To study John 3 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus answer Nicodemus when he visits at night and says God is with him? (vv. 1-8)
2. What it means
Verse 16 says God loved the world and gave his Son. What does the text say God wants for the world? (vv. 16-17)
3. How I live it
Jesus speaks of those who come to the light and those who prefer darkness (vv. 19-21). What helps you live with more clarity and truth?