Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East arrived in Jerusalem,
Matthew 3:5 - English Majority Text Version 2009 Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan were going out to him More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about Jordan, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the country round about the Jordan went out to him; American Standard Version (1901) Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about the Jordan; Common English Bible People from Jerusalem, throughout Judea, and all around the Jordan River came to him. Catholic Public Domain Version Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and the entire region around the Jordan went out to him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the country about Jordan: |
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East arrived in Jerusalem,
And large crowds followed Him from Galilee and from Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
And all the Judean country and the inhabitants of Jerusalem went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
The law and the prophets [were] until John. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone enters forcibly into it.
And he went into all the surrounding region of the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
Then he said to the crowds which came out to be baptized by him, "Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salem, because there was much water there. And they came and were baptized.
He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.