23. John was also baptizing people in Aenon, a place near Salim with plenty of water. People were going there to be baptized.
24. This was before John was put in prison.
25. Some of John’s followers had an argument with another Jew about religious washing.
26. Then they came to John and said, “Teacher, remember the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River? He is the one you were telling everyone about. He is also baptizing people, and many are going to him.”
27. John answered, “A person can receive only what God gives.