Matthew 3:1
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
- KJV
- In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
- WEB
- In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
- ASV
- And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying,
- DARBY
- Now in those days comes John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
- BLB
- Now in those days John the Baptist comes, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
- ÅB
- I de dager sto døperen Johannes fram og forkynte i Judeas ørken
- OTB
- I de dager trådte døperen Johannes fram og forkynte i Judeas ørken,
- B1930
- I de dager stod døperen Johannes frem og forkynte i Judeas ørken
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 40:3–6
A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
Read in contextJohn 1:6–8
There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.
Read in contextLuke 1:13–17
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
Read in contextLuke 1:76
And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
Read in contextLuke 3:1–20
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
Read in contextMatthew 11:11
Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Read in contextActs 19:3–4
“Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.
Read in contextMatthew 16:14
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
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