But Joseph heard that Archelaus was now king in Judea. Archelaus became king when his father Herod died. So Joseph was afraid to go there. Joseph was warned in a dream. So Joseph left there and went to the area of Galilee.
Matthew 3:13 - Easy To Read Version At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River. Jesus came to John and wanted John to baptize {\cf2\super [44]} him. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John to be baptized by him. American Standard Version (1901) Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. Common English Bible At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River so that John would baptize him. Catholic Public Domain Version Then Jesus came from Galilee, to John at the Jordan, in order to be baptized by him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan, unto John, to be baptized by him. |
But Joseph heard that Archelaus was now king in Judea. Archelaus became king when his father Herod died. So Joseph was afraid to go there. Joseph was warned in a dream. So Joseph left there and went to the area of Galilee.
But John tried to say that he was not good enough to baptize Jesus. John said, “Why do you come to me to be baptized? I should be baptized by you!”
People told the sins they had done, and John baptized {\cf2\super [36]} them in the Jordan River.
Even I did not know who he was. But I came baptizing {\cf2\super [22]} people with water so that Israel (the Jews) could know that Jesus is \{the Christ\} {\cf2\super [23]} .”