Matthew 3:5

Contemporary English Version 1995

From Jerusalem and all Judea and from the Jordan River Valley crowds of people went to John.

Cross References

Mark 1:5

From all Judea and Jerusalem crowds of people went to John. They told how sorry they were for their sins, and he baptized them in the Jordan River.

John 5:35

John was a lamp that gave a lot of light, and you were glad to enjoy his light for a while.

John 3:23

John had not yet been put in jail. He was at Aenon near Salim, where there was a lot of water, and people were coming there for John to baptize them.

Luke 16:16

Until the time of John the Baptist, people had to obey the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophets. But since God's kingdom has been preached, everyone is trying hard to get in.

Luke 3:7

Crowds of people came out to be baptized, but John said to them, “You bunch of snakes! Who warned you to run from the coming judgment?

Matthew 4:25

Large crowds followed Jesus from Galilee and the region around the ten cities known as Decapolis. They also came from Jerusalem, Judea, and from across the Jordan River.

Matthew 2:1

When Jesus was born in the village of Bethlehem in Judea, Herod was king. During this time some wise men from the east came to Jerusalem

Luke 3:3

So John went along the Jordan Valley, telling the people, “Turn back to God and be baptized! Then your sins will be forgiven.”