Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
These things occurred in Bethany beyond the Jordan where John was immersing.
New American Standard Bible
These things took place in Bethany
King James Version
These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Holman Bible
All this happened in Bethany
International Standard Version
This happened in Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
American Standard Version
These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Amplified
These things occurred in Bethany across the Jordan [at the Jordan River crossing], where John was baptizing.
An Understandable Version
These things happened in Bethany on the east side of the Jordan River where John was immersing people. [Note: This was a different Bethany from the one just outside of Jerusalem].
Anderson New Testament
These things were done in Beth any, beyond the Jordan, where John was immersing.
Bible in Basic English
These things took place at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was giving baptism.
Common New Testament
This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Daniel Mace New Testament
these things were transacted at Bethabara, near Jordan, where John used to baptize.
Darby Translation
These things took place in Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptising.
Godbey New Testament
These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
John Wesley New Testament
These things were done in Bethabara, beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Julia Smith Translation
These things were in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was immersing.
King James 2000
These things were done in Bethany beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Lexham Expanded Bible
These [things] took place in Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Modern King James verseion
These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John did baptise.
Moffatt New Testament
This took place at Bethany on the opposite side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Montgomery New Testament
This happened in Bethany, beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
NET Bible
These things happened in Bethany across the Jordan River where John was baptizing.
New Heart English Bible
These things were done in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Noyes New Testament
These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Sawyer New Testament
These things occurred in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
The Emphasized Bible
These things, in Bethany, came to pass, beyond the Jordan, where John was, immersing.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptising.
Twentieth Century New Testament
All this took place at Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was then baptizing.
Webster
These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Weymouth New Testament
This conversation took place at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Williams New Testament
This took place at Bethany on the farther side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
World English Bible
These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Worrell New Testament
These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was immersing.
Worsley New Testament
These things passed at Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Youngs Literal Translation
These things came to pass in Bethabara, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing,
Themes
Baptism » What john the baptist baptized with
Bethabara » John testifies to Christ's messiahship, and baptizes at
Jesus Christ » History of » Testimony of john the baptist concerning (at bethabara)
John » Testifies to the messiahship of jesus
John the baptist » What john the baptist baptized with
Jordan, the river » Remarkable events connected with » Baptism of multitudes by john the baptist
Interlinear
Tauta
Ginomai
Hopou
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 36 Translations in John 1:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
John The Baptist Testifies To Jesus
27 He is the man who comes after me, who has become before me, of whom I am not worthy that I might loosen the strap of his shoe. 28 These things occurred in Bethany beyond the Jordan where John was immersing. 29 On the morrow John sees Jesus coming to him, and he says, Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
Cross References
John 10:40
And he departed again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was first immersing, and he stayed there.
John 3:23
And John also was immersing in Aenon near Salim because there was much water there. And they came and were immersed.
John 3:26
And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, about whom thou have testified, behold, this man immerses, and all men come to him.
John 12:5
Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?
Judges 7:24
And Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill-country of Ephraim, saying, Come down against Midian, and take before them the waters, as far as Beth-barah, even the Jordan. So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and