Matthew 3:1
In those days comes John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
In Context
2saying, Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens is at hand.
Cross References
Matthew 3:8Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance;
Matthew 11:11Truly I say unto you, Among those having been born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist: nevertheless the least in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.
Matthew 16:14And they said, Some, John the Baptist; and some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
Matthew 21:25Whence was the baptism of John? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we may say, From heaven; He will say to us, Why then did you not believe on 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 →