23 john also was baptizing at aenon near salim, because water was. But there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; It was written to people who lived long ago, in a very different culture than ours.
Old testament scholar john walton has said that the bible is written for us, but not to us. 22 after this jesus and his disciples went into the judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. 25 then there arose a dispute between some of john’s disciples and the jews about purification.
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. John 11 new king james version (nkjv) scripture taken from the new king james version®. 31 but these are written that you may believe[b]. 32 then john gave this testimony:
27 he it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet i. 26 and they came to john and said to him, “rabbi, he who was with you beyond the jordan,. Copyright © 1982 by thomas nelson. “i saw the spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.
33 and i myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with. 26 john answered them, saying, i baptize with water: