Matthew 3:1 KJV — MannaFest

Matthew 3:1

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

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ASV

And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa, saying,

WEB

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

YLT

And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,

DBT

Now in those days comes John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

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Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.

Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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Isaiah 40:3
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
John 1:6
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
Mark 1:2
As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Luke 1:13–17
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
Luke 1:76
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

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In those days, in the time appointed of the Father for the beginning of the gospel, when the fulness of time was come, which was often thus spoken of in the Old Testament, In those days. Now the last of Daniel's weeks began, or rather, the latter half of the week, when the Messiah was to confirm the covenant with many, Dan. ix. Christ's appearances are all in their season.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

); for by the foolishness of preaching, Christ's kingdom must be set up. The doctrine he preached was that of repentance (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

In those days--of Christ's secluded life at Nazareth, where the last chapter left Him. came John the Baptist, preaching--about six months before his Master. in the wilderness of Judea--the desert valley of the Jordan, thinly peopled and bare in pasture, a little north of Jerusalem.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

In those days - that is, while Jesus dwelt there. In the wilderness of Judea - This was a wilderness properly so called, a wild, barren, desolate place as was that also where our Lord was tempted.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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