It was written to people who lived long ago, in a very different culture than ours. 23 john also was baptizing at aenon near salim, because water was. 31 but these are written that you may believe[b].
26 john answered them, saying, i baptize with water: But there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; Copyright © 1982 by thomas nelson.
32 then john gave this testimony: 27 he it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet i. Old testament scholar john walton has said that the bible is written for us, but not to us. 33 and i myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with.
26 and they came to john and said to him, “rabbi, he who was with you beyond the jordan,. John 11 new king james version (nkjv) scripture taken from the new king james version®. John 2 john 4 new international version (niv) holy bible, new international version®, niv® copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by biblica, inc.® used by permission. 25 then there arose a dispute between some of john’s disciples and the jews about purification.
The testimony of john the baptist 19 this is the testimony of john, when the jews sent priests and levites to him from jerusalem to ask him, “who are you?” 20 and he confessed and did. 22 after this jesus and his disciples went into the judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing.