dberrie2020 said: John 4:1-2---King James Version
1 When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not,
but his disciples,)
This is saying the apostles baptized, not that they were baptized....
I disagree. Here is the evidence:
The verse in John 4:2--- (Though Jesus himself baptized not,
but his disciples,)--could have two possible meanings:
1) That Jesus did not do any baptisms, rather--- the disciples did the baptizing.
2) That Jesus did not baptize anyone other than His disciples.
Since the scriptures testify it was Jesus baptizing here:
John 3:22---King James Version
22 After these things came
Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea;
and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
John 3:26---King James Version
26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold,
the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
Those scriptures testify Jesus did baptize, and was baptizing.
That eliminates #1 choice above as being possible.
So--let's examine the scripture again---who was Jesus with, when the scriptures claimed Jesus was baptizing?
John 3:22---King James Version
22 After these things came Jesus
and his disciples into the land of Judaea;
and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
The scripture then comes into view once again---(Though Jesus himself baptized not,
but his disciples,)--most likely having the meaning Jesus did not baptize anyone, with the exception of His disciples.(apostles)
The accusation was that Jesus baptized more than John:
John 4:1-2---King James Version
1 When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)
The parenthesis clarifies that just wasn't true--Jesus only baptized His disciples(apostles)--whom He was with while He was baptizing.
The argument posed in John4:1 was not whether Jesus baptized or not--but rather--the number of people He baptized.