<p>3:23 <i>And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there; and people came to be baptized</i>- This is clear evidence that John was baptizing by immersion, seeing he chose a place with &quot;much water&quot;. It appears this was a fairly remote place; as the Lord went to the top of a mountain to teach, so John seems to have required some effort to be shown by his listeners.</p>