Matthew 3:1
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea saying,
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
In Context
2“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
Cross References
Joshua 14:10Now, look! Yahweh has kept me alive these forty-five years, just as he said—from the time when Yahweh spoke this word to Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness. Now, look! I am this day eighty-five years old.
Judges 1:16The descendants of Moses' father-in-law the Kenite went up from the City of Palms with the people of Judah, into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the Negev, to live with the people of Judah near Arad.
Matthew 3:8Bear fruit worthy of repentance.
Matthew 11:11I say to you truly, among those born of women no one is greater than John the Baptist. Yet the least important person in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is.
Matthew 16:14They said, “Some say John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”
Matthew 21:25The baptism of John—from where did it come? From heaven or from men?” They discussed 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 →