The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:40-42
(4) Beyond Jordan . The susceptibility of those who had been prepared for his Word by the early ministry of John . read more
John 10:40-42 Niv
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:40-42
The brief sojourn in Person. Jesus left Jerusalem for the region beyond Jordan, where John at first baptized. I. HIS MINISTRY IN PERAEA . "He abode there." 1. His sojourn there would be a happy release for the time from Jewish hostility . 2. It would be agreeable to return to the scene of his first ministry . 3. His visit must have been a short time before the last Passover . And its incidents are fully recorded by the other evangelists. II. THE ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:41-42
"The posthumous fruit of John's labors" (Bengel). Many came to him, and they said, one to another, rather than to the Lord, John indeed did no sign . It was not John's function to work miracles or startle the world with visible proofs of his Divine commission. John stood on the natural sphere, found a place in contemporaneous history, and exerted all his influence by the force of his prophetic word. But as a remarkable confirmation of the whole revelation enacted by the life and deeds of... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:40
Where John at first baptized - At Bethabara, or Bethany, John 1:28. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:41
No miracle - He did not confirm his mission by working miracles, but he showed that he was a prophet by foretelling the character and success of Jesus. Either miracle or prophecy is conclusive proof of a divine mission, for no man can foretell a future event, or work a miracle, except by the special aid of God. It may be remarked that the people of that place were properly prepared by the ministry of John for the preaching of Jesus. The persecution of the Jews was the occasion of his going... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 10:40-42
John 10:40-42. And, presently departing from Jerusalem, he went again beyond Jordan Into Perea, a country for the most part desert and rocky; the place where John at first baptized Called Bethabara, John 1:28; and there he abode Probably till he came into Judea, to raise Lazarus from the dead, that being the next particular mentioned by this evangelist. If so, the time of his abode in these parts must have been considerable: and, as appears from what follows, was not spent there in... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 10:22-42
94. At the Feast of Dedication (John 10:22-42)The Feast of Dedication commemorated the rededication of the temple in 165 BC after the defeat of Antiochus Epiphanes (see ‘The New Testament World’). It was held about two months after the Feast of Tabernacles (cf. John 7:2) and was the Jews’ only winter festival (cf. John 10:22).Many Jews felt it was time Jesus made a clear public statement that he was the Messiah. Jesus replied that his works were a clear enough statement, but most of the Jews... read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 10:40
went , away, &c. This was in December, and He remained away till April, visiting Bethany (John 11:1 ) in the interval, and spending the latter part of the time at the city Ephraim (John 11:54 ). where , &c. See John 1:28 . baptized = was baptizing. App-115 . read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 10:41
resorted = came. said = kept saying. did, &c. Miracles were not necessarily the credentials of a prophet (Deuteronomy 13:1-3 ). no . Greek. ouden. miracle = sign, a characteristic word in this Gospel. See note on John 2:11 , and p. 1511. true. Greek alethes. App-175 . read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:40
And he went away again (see John 1:28 , note) beyond Jordan, to the place where John at first baptized ; a place enriched for him by many solemn associations. There he submitted to baptism, to fasting, and temptation. There he had heard the first testimonies of John. There he had gathered round him his most susceptible and appreciative hearers. There Andrew and Simon, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, came under his mighty spell. There the first intuition of his Messiahship dawned... read more