“After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.”
After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, and he spent some time with them, and baptized — the transition initiates the Baptist's final testimony. Jesus' baptizing ministry (contrasting with earlier non-baptizing) remains enigmatic; John 4:2 will clarify that disciples, not Jesus, actually baptized. The Judean setting positions Jesus parallel to John the Baptist, raising questions of distinction and relationship.
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