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Berean Standard Bible

“Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.”

John 10:40

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Study note

After the confrontation at the Feast of Dedication, Jesus escapes an attempt to seize him. He leaves Jerusalem and the tension of the city and withdraws to a quieter region east of the Jordan.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.

World English Bible (WEB)

He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, and there he stayed.

King James Version (KJV)

And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was at the first baptizing; and there be abode.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he went again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John first gave baptism; and he was there for a time.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was at first baptizing, and remained there,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y volvióse tras el Jordán, á aquel lugar donde primero había estado bautizando Juan; y estúvose allí.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Regresó Jesús al otro lado del Jordán, al lugar donde Juan había estado bautizando, y allí se quedó.

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