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John 3:23

Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

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ASV

And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

KJV

And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἦνēnWasG1510 →
δὲdenowG1161 →
καὶkaialsoG2532 →
ὁho<the>G3588 →
ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohnG2491 →
βαπτίζωνbaptizōnbaptizingG907 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
ΑἰνὼνAinōnAenonG137 →
ἐγγὺςengusnearG1451 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
Σαλείμ,SaleimSalim,G4530 →
ὅτιhotibecauseG3754 →
ὕδαταhudatawatersG5204 →
πολλὰpollamanyG4183 →
ἦνēnwereG1510 →
ἐκεῖ.ekeithere.G1563 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
παρεγίνοντοpareginontothey were comingG3854 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἐβαπτίζοντο·ebaptizontowere being baptized;G907 →

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John 1:28All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.Mark 1:4–5John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.Acts 8:36As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”Mark 1:4John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.Luke 3:7Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?Matthew 3:5–6People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.1 Samuel 9:4So Saul passed through the hill country of Ephraim and then through the land of Shalishah, but did not find the donkeys. He and the servant went through the region of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then they went through the land of Benjamin, and still they did not find them.Ezekiel 43:2and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.Matthew 3:5People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.Jeremiah 51:13You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.Genesis 33:18After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city.Ezekiel 19:10Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundant waters.Mark 1:5People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.Revelation 14:2And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.Revelation 1:15His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.Revelation 19:6And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

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