Matthew 3:1
+ 3:1 (1-5) MP: A messenger is sent by God to comfort Israel by announcing and preparing a way for the Messiah. (See also Mal 3:1). (Is 40:3 (context 40:3-5)) In those days, John [Yah is gracious] the Immerser came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea [Praise], saying,
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In The King James Version
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
In Context
2“ Teshuvah ·Turn repent·, for the Kingdom of Heaven (God) is at hand!”
Cross References
Matthew 3:8Therefore produce fruit worthy of teshuvah ·complete repentance·!
Matthew 11:11Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John [Yah is gracious] the Immerser; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven (God) is greater than he.
Matthew 16:14They said, “Some say John [Yah is gracious] the Immerser, some say Elijah [My God Yah], and others say Jeremiah [Yah lifts up], or one of the prophets.”
Matthew 21:25The mikvah ·ritual washing baptism· of John [Yah is gracious], where was it from? From heaven or from men?” They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask us, ‘Why then did you not trust 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 →