Matthew 3:1
NOW in those days came Juchanon the Baptizer preaching in the desert of Jehud,
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
In Context
2and saying, Repent! the kingdom of heaven hath drawn nigh.
Cross References
Matthew 3:8Work, therefore, fruits which are suitable to repentance.
Matthew 11:11Amen I say to you, there hath not arisen among them born of women who greater than Juchanon the Baptizer: yet, the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Matthew 16:14They said to him, Some say that thou art Juchanon the Baptizer, but others Elia, and others Eramia, or one from the prophets.
Matthew 21:25The baptism of Juchanon, whence is it, from heaven or from men? But they thought within themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven, he saith to us, Why did ye 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 →