John 3:26

And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
came	ἦλθον ēlthon	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
unto	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
John	Ἰωάννην Iōannēn	G2491	Joannes (i.e. Jochanan) · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
said	εἶπαν eipan	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
him	αὐτῷ· autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
Rabbi	ῥαββί, rhabbi	G4461	my master · noun — vocative singular masculine, a title
he	ὃς hos	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
was	ἦν ēn	G2258	I (thou
with	μετὰ meta	G3326	properly · preposition
thee	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
beyond	πέραν peran	G4008	through (as adverb or preposition) · preposition
Jordan	Ἰορδάνου, Iordanou	G2446	the Jordanes (i.e. Jarden) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a place
whom	ᾧ hō	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — dative singular masculine
thou	σοῦ sou	G4771	thou · personal pronoun — 2nd person genitive singular
witness	μεμαρτύρηκας, memarturēkas	G3140	to be a witness · verb — perfect active indicative, 2nd person singular
behold	εἴδω eídō	G1492	used only in certain past tenses
same	οὗτος houtos	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
baptizeth	βαπτίζει, baptizei	G907	to immerse · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
all	πάντες pantes	G3956	all · adjective — nominative plural masculine
come	ἔρχονται erchontai	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — present middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person plural
to	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
him	αὐτόν. auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

John 1:7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
John 1:15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before…
John 12:19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
Galatians 6:12-13 As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the c…
James 3:14-18 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
Isaiah 45:23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every to…
John 1:26-36 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
John 11:48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 3:22–end

In these verses we have, I. Christ's removal into the land of Judea (Joh 3:22), and there he tarried with his disciples. Observe, 1. Our Lord Jesus, after he entered upon his public work, travelled much, and removed often, as the patriarchs in their sojournings. As it was a good part of his humiliation that he had no certain dwelling-place, but was, as Paul, in journeyings often, so it was an instance of his unwearied industry, in the work for which he came into the world, that he went about in prosecution of it; many a weary step he took to do good to souls. The Sun of righteousness took a large circuit to diffuse his light and heat, Psa 19:6. 2. He was not wont to stay long at Jerusalem. T…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 3:26

Rabbi, &c.--"Master, this man tells us that He to whom thou barest such generous witness beyond Jordan is requiting thy generosity by drawing all the people away to Himself. At this rate, thou shalt soon have no disciples at all." The reply to this is one of the noblest and most affecting utterances that ever came from the lips of man.

Adam Clarke on John 3:26

And they came unto John - That he might decide the question.

John Gill on John 3:26

And they came unto John,.... The Persic version reads, "he came unto John"; that disciple that had the controversy with the Jew about purifying, who not knowing well how to answer him, and which might be the case of more, applied to John: and said unto him, Rabbi; or "master"; or, "our master"; as the Syriac and Persic versions read, which was a title of great respect, and reverence, and much in use in those times; See Gill on Matthew 23:7, Matthew 23:8. The Arabic version joins this word to the following clause, and applies it to Christ, rendering it thus, "the master that was with thee beyond Jordan"; which is making them to speak more honourably of Christ than they intended; for though t…

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The Church Fathers

Meaning, Passing by thee, all men run to the baptism of Him Whom thou baptizedst.
— Alcuin of York ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

"They came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold the same baptizeth, and all men come to him:" that is, What sayest thou? Ought they not to be hindered, that they may rather come to thee?
— Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on John 13

The Jews then asserted Christ to be the greater person, and His baptism necessary to be received. But John's disciples did not understand so much, and defended John's baptism. At last they come to John, to solve the question: And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, He that was with thee beyond Jordan, behold, the Same baptizeth.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

AEnon — Springs, a place near Salim where John baptized (John 3:23). It was probably near the upper source of the Wady Far’ah, an open valley extending from Mount Ebal to the Jordan. It is full of springs. A…
Enon — (springs), a place “near to Salim,” at which John baptized. (John 3:23) It was evidently west of the Jordan, comp. (John 3:22) with John 3:26 and with John 1:28 And abounded in water. This is…
Faith — Faith is in general the persuasion of the mind that a certain statement is true (Phil. 1:27; 2 Thess. 2:13). Its primary idea is trust. A thing is true, and therefore worthy of trust. It admits of…
Rabbi — My master, a title of dignity given by the Jews to their doctors of the law and their distinguished teachers. It is sometimes applied to Christ (Matt. 23:7, 8; Mark 9:5 (R.V.); John 1:38, 49; 3:2;…
John · 1:7,8; — 1:7,8;
Rabbi · Used in addressing — Used in addressing

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

John 3:26

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 3:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 3:26

Adam Clarke on John 3:26

John Gill on John 3:26

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 3:26

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 3:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 3:26

Adam Clarke on John 3:26

John Gill on John 3:26

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on John 3:22-28

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 3:26