Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
After these things (meta tauta). Transition after the interview with Nicodemus. For the phrase see John 5:1; John 6:1; John 7:1.
Into the land of Judea (eiv thn Ioudaian ghn). Into the country districts outside of Jerusalem. The only example of this phrase in the N.T., but "the region of Judea" (h Ioudaia xwra) in Mark 1:5.
He tarried (dietriben). Descriptive imperfect active of diatribw, old verb to rub between or hard, to spend time (Acts 14:3).
Baptized (ebaptizen). Imperfect active of baptizw. "He was baptizing." The six disciples were with him and in John 4:II John explains that Jesus did the baptizing through the disciples.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 3:22:
John 4:1
John 4:2
John 5:1
John 6:1
John 6:14
Acts 19:1
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