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.
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.
And so it happened, when Jesus had finished [speaking] these words, the crowds were amazed at his teaching,
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,