Matthew 3:5

Then Jerusalem and all Judaea went out to him, and all the people from near Jordan;

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,

In Context

4Now John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.

6And they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying openly that they had done wrong.

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Cross References

Matthew 11:7And when they were going away, Jesus, talking of John, said to all the people, What went you out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?

Luke 3:7So he said to the people who went out to him for baptism: You offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?

John 3:23Now John was then giving baptism at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were given baptism.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 3:2-7

The Preaching of John the Baptist. 1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all… Read the whole commentary →

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