After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
Matthew 3:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then people from Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the vicinity of the Jordan were going out to him, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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: |
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
Large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and they were baptised by him in the River Jordan, confessing their sins.
‘The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then, the good news of the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is urgently invited to enter it.
He went into all the vicinity of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
He then said to the crowds who came out to be baptised by him, ‘Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
John also was baptising in Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People were coming and being baptised,
John , was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.