Passage

John 3.23

Book: John · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

21. But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God. 22. After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

23. And John also was baptizing in Enon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

For John was not yet cast into prison. 25. There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purifying. (John 3:21-25, ASV)

WEB

21. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God.” 22. After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them, and baptized.

23. John also was baptizing in Enon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came, and were baptized.

For John was not yet thrown into prison. 25. There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John’s disciples with some Jews about purification. (John 3:21-25, WEB)

KJV

21. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. 22. After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

23. And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

For John was not yet cast into prison. 25. Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. (John 3:21-25, KJV)

YLT

21. but he who is doing the truth doth come to the light, that his works may be manifested, that in God they are having been wrought.' 22. After these things came Jesus and his disciples to the land of Judea, and there he did tarry with them, and was baptizing;

23. and John was also baptizing in Aenon, nigh to Salem, because there were many waters there, and they were coming and were being baptized

for John was not yet cast into the prison 25. there arose then a question from the disciples of John with [some] Jews about purifying, (John 3:21-25, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

G0907 - baptizo, baptizo, Strong's G0907

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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