John 3:23
John · New Testament · Chapter 3
“And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.”John 3:23
What Does John 3:23 Mean?
John 3:23 is found in the book of John, chapter 3, verse 23 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to John 3:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 1:28“These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.”Mark 1:4“John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.”1 Samuel 9:4“And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.”Ezekiel 43:2“And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.”Matthew 3:5“Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,”Luke 3:7“Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?”Acts 8:36“And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?”Genesis 33:18“And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city.”Jeremiah 51:13“O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.”Ezekiel 19:10“Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.”Matthew 3:11“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:”Matthew 3:6“And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.”Matthew 14:3“For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.”Mark 1:5“And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.”Revelation 1:15“And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.”Revelation 14:2“And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:”Revelation 19:6“And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.”
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