Matthew 3:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 3:5

3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:
^a“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
^b‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”

4 Now ^aJohn himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was ^blocusts and ^cwild honey.

5 ^aThen Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him

6 ^aand were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, ^a“Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from ^bthe wrath to come?

8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance,

9 and do not think to say to yourselves, ^a‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

10 And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. ^aTherefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

11 ^aI indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. ^bHe will baptize you with the Holy Spirit¹ and fire.

12 ^aHis winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will ^bburn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

John Baptizes Jesus

13 ^aThen Jesus came ^bfrom Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.

14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”

Verse Comparison: Matthew 3:5

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American Standard Version
Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about the Jordan;

Amplified® Bible
Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the country round about the Jordan went out to him;

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

Darby English Version
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country round the Jordan,

Good News Bible
People came to him from Jerusalem, from the whole province of Judea, and from all over the country near the Jordan River.

International Standard Version
Then the people of Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region along the Jordan began flocking to him,

King James Version
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,

New American Standard Bible
Then Jerusalem was going out to him, and all Judea and all the district around the Jordan;

New International Version
People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan.

New King James Version
Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Jerusalem went out to him, and all Judea and all the district around the Jordan;

Revised Standard Version
Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan,

Young's Literal Translation
Then were going forth unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan,

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