And so when Jesus had finished speaking He left Galilee and came to the region of Judea, on the east side of the Jordan River.
Now Jesus was born in Bethlehem [a small town] in Judea during the time when Herod [the Great] was king [of Judea]. About that time some astrologer/sages from the east [i.e., Persia] came to Jerusalem, saying,
And so it happened, when Jesus had finished [speaking] these words, the crowds were amazed at his teaching,
Then Jesus again went across [to the east side of] the Jordan River, to the place where John had first immersed people, and stayed there.