Matthew 3:5

Matthew 3:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan,
• New International Version (NIV)People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him,
• New Living Translation (NLT)People from Jerusalem and from all of Judea and all over the Jordan Valley went out to see and hear John.

Context of Matthew 3:5

3For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight.’ ” 4Now John himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him 6and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. 7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Matthew 3:5 word by word

Τότε ἐξεπορεύετο πρὸς αὐτὸν Ἱεροσόλυμα καὶ πᾶσα ἡ Ἰουδαία καὶ πᾶσα ἡ περίχωρος τοῦ Ἰορδάνου,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• went outἐκπορεύωekporeuomai · to departG1607
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosoluma · JerusalemG2414
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• JudeaἸουδαίαIoudaia · JudeaG2449
• the region round aboutπερίχωροςperichōros · regionG4066
• JordanἸορδάνηςIordanēs · JordanG2446

Cross-references for Matthew 3:5

• Matthew 4:25Great multitudes followed Him—from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
• Matthew 11:7As they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
• Mark 1:5Then all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
• Luke 3:7Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
• Luke 16:16“The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it.
• John 3:23Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there. And they came and were baptized.
• John 5:35He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light.

Commentaries on Matthew 3:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Jordan - Many of the best MSS. and versions, with Mark 1:5, add , the river Jordan; but the definitive article, with which the word is generally accompanied, both in the Hebrew and the Greek, is, sufficient; and our article the, which should ever be used in the translation, expresses the force of the other.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Jerusalem - The people of Jerusalem. All Judea - Many people from Judea. It does not mean that literally all the people went, but that great multitudes went. It was general. Jerusalem was in the part of the country called Judea. Judea was situated on the west side of the Jordan. See the notes at Matthew 2:22. Region about Jordan - On the east and west side of the river. Near to Jordan.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6John's ministry became so popular that many people from Jerusalem and Judea came to hear him. Confessing their sins: Those who listened to John's preaching and turned away from sin were ready to accept the ministry of Jesus (Luke 7:27, 29). they were baptized: John's practice of baptism might have started with the Old Testament idea of purification (see Isaiah 1:16; 4:4; Ezekiel 36:25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan--From the metropolitan center to the extremities of the Judean province the cry of this great preacher of repentance and herald of the approaching Messiah brought trooping penitents and eager expectants.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 3:5

• Baptism
• John
• Minister, Christian

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• Jerusalem
• Jordan
• Judea
• John the Baptist
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• Please
• Region
• Repentance
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Commentaries on Matthew 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings