John 10:40-42
New English Translation
40 Jesus[a] went back across the Jordan River[b] again to the place where John[c] had been baptizing at an earlier time,[d] and he stayed there. 41 Many[e] came to him and began to say, “John[f] performed[g] no miraculous sign, but everything John said about this man[h] was true!” 42 And many believed in Jesus[i] there.
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- John 10:40 tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- John 10:40 tn The word “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity.
- John 10:40 sn John refers to John the Baptist.
- John 10:40 tn Grk “formerly.”sn This refers to the city of Bethany across the Jordan River (see John 1:28).
- John 10:41 tn Grk “And many.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.
- John 10:41 sn John refers to John the Baptist.
- John 10:41 tn Grk “did.”
- John 10:41 tn Grk “this one.”
- John 10:42 tn Grk “in him.”
John 10:40-42
Legacy Standard Bible
40 And He went away (A)again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He was staying there. 41 And many came to Him and were saying, “While John did no (B)sign, yet (C)everything John said about this man was true.” 42 (D)And many believed in Him there.
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