Matthew 3:5 - Easy To Read Version

⁵ People went to hear John. The people came from Jerusalem and all Judea and all the area around the Jordan River.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about Jordan,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the country round about the Jordan went out to him;

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about the Jordan;

Common English Bible

⁵ People from Jerusalem, throughout Judea, and all around the Jordan River came to him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and the entire region around the Jordan went out to him.

Matthew 3:5 Cross References

Mark 1:5

All the people from Judea and Jerusalem went out to John. These people told the sins they had done, and then they were baptized by John in the Jordan River.

John 5:35

John was like a lamp that burned and gave light. And you were happy to enjoy his light for a while.

John 3:23

John was also baptizing people in Aenon. Aenon is near Salim. John was baptizing there because there was plenty of water. People were going there to be baptized.

Luke 16:16

“Before John the Baptizer came, God wanted the people to live by the law \{of Moses\} and the writings of the prophets. {\cf2\super [263]} But since the time of John, the Good News about the kingdom of God is being told. Many people are trying hard to get into the kingdom of God.

Luke 3:7

People came to be baptized {\cf2\super [48]} by John. John said to them, “You are like poisonous snakes! Who warned you to run away from God’s anger that is coming?

Matthew 4:25

Many, many people followed Jesus. These people were from Galilee, the Ten Towns, {\cf2\super [57]} Jerusalem, Judea, and the area across the Jordan River.

Matthew 2:1

Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea. He was born during the time when Herod {\cf2\super [17]} was king. After Jesus was born, some wise men from the east came to Jerusalem.

Luke 3:3

John went through the whole area around the Jordan River. He told the people \{God’s message\}. John told them to be baptized {\cf2\super [46]} to show that they wanted to change their hearts and lives. Then their sins would be forgiven.