Matthew 3:1
In those days John the Baptist arrived preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
In Context
2and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”
Cross References
Matthew 3:8Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance,
Matthew 11:11“Assuredly I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Matthew 16:14So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others say Elijah, and yet others say Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”
Matthew 21:25The baptism of John—where was it from? From heaven or from men?” And they were arguing among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Matthew Henry on Matthew 3:1
At the start of this chapter, concerning the baptism of John, begins the gospel ( Mark i. 1 ); what went before is but preface or introduction; this is "the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ." And Peter observes the same date, Acts i. 22 , beginning from the baptism of John, for then Christ began first to appear in him, and then to appear to him, and by him to the world. Here is, I. The glorious rising of the morning-star—John the Baptist, ver. 1 . 1. The doctrine he preached, ver. 2 . 2. The fulfilling of… Read the whole commentary →