John 3:23
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.”
παραγίνομαι
To come beside, to arrive, to appear. When he came to himself he said how many of my father's hired servants have food to spare. Coming to yourself is the first step home.
βαπτίζω
Baptize
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βαπτίζω
To baptize, to immerse, to dip. Baptizo. Baptism pictures death burial and resurrection. Going under the water is the old life. Coming up is the new creation life.
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πολύς
G4183
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πολύς
Many, much, great. Polus. Much fruit. Many witnesses. Great grace. God is not stingy. He gives abundantly to those who are connected to the vine.
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ἐγγύς
near
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ἐγγύς
akin to the base of G43 (ἀγκάλη)); near (literally or figuratively, of place or time)
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Ἰωάννης
John
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Ἰωάννης
Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites
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ὕδωρ
Water
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ὕδωρ
water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively
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εἰμί
Was
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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ἐκεῖ
there.
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ἐκεῖ
there; by extension, thither
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Σαλείμ
Salim,
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Σαλείμ
Salim, a place in Palestine
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