John 10:40

40 And he went away again on the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was baptizing at an earlier time, and he stayed there.

John 10:40 Meaning and Commentary

John 10:40

And went away again beyond Jordan
Where he had been before; and whither he went; not merely for the security of his person, much less to indulge himself in ease, but to preach the Gospel, work miracles, and bring many souls to believe on him, as did: and he went

into the place where John at first baptized;
that is, Bethabara, where he baptized before he was at Aenon, near Salim, ( John 1:28 ) ( 3:23 ) , and was the place where Christ himself was baptized, and where John bore such a testimony of him:

and there he abode;
how long is not certain, perhaps till he went to Bethany, on account of raising Lazarus from the dead.

John 10:40 In-Context

38 But if I am doing [them], even if you do not believe me, believe the deeds, so that you may know and understand that the Father [is] in me and I [am] in the Father."

39 So they were seeking again to seize him, and he departed out of their hand.

40 And he went away again on the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was baptizing at an earlier time, and he stayed there.

41 And many came to him and began to say, "John performed no sign, but everything John said about this man was true!"

42 And many believed in him there.