John 3:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 3:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 3:23 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 3:23 — KJV
“And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.”
— John 3:23 (KJV)
John 3:23 in Context — About the Book of John
John is the Gospel of belief — written so that you may believe Jesus is the Son of God and have life in His name. Seven I AM declarations, seven signs, and the Bible's most loved verse all live here, alongside Jesus' longest recorded prayer in chapter 17.
Cross-References for John 3:23
“And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.”
Shares key themes with John 3:23: also, water, came
“And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.”
Shares key themes with John 3:23: near, water, came
“And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.”
Shares key themes with John 3:23: also, near, came
“And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water. Moses: that is, Drawn out”
Shares key themes with John 3:23: because, water, came
“And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.”
Shares key themes with John 3:23: much, water, came
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