John 10:40 (DBY)

Passage

and departed again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptising at the first: and he abode there.

Nearby Context

John 10:38 but if I do, even if ye believe not me, believe the works, that ye may know [and believe] that the Father is in me and I in him.

John 10:39 They sought therefore again to take him; and he went away from out of their hand

John 10:40 and departed again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptising at the first: and he abode there.

John 10:41 And many came to him, and said, John did no sign; but all things which John said of this [man] were true.

John 10:42 And many believed on him there.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "departed", "again", "beyond", "jordan", "place", "where", "john", and "baptising". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "departed" and "again", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 39's "They sought therefore again to take him..." into verse 41's "And many came to him and said...", so "departed" and "again" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "departed" and "again" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.