Matthew 3:5

Weymouth New Testament

Then large numbers of people went out to him--people from Jerusalem and from all Judaea, and from the whole of the Jordan valley--

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then people from Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the vicinity of the Jordan were going out to him,

King James Version (1611)
Then went out to him Hierusalem, and all Iudea, and all the region round about Iordane,

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

English Standard Version
Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him,

New American Standard Bible
At that time Jerusalem was going out to him, and all Judea and all the region around the Jordan;

New Century Version
Many people came from Jerusalem and Judea and all the area around the Jordan River to hear John.

Amplified Bible
At that time Jerusalem was going out to him, and all Judea and all the district around the Jordan;

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then went out to him Ierusalem and all Iudea, and all the region rounde about Iordan.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Jerusalem was going out to him, and all Judea and all the district around the Jordan;

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

Berean Standard Bible
People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.

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

Complete Jewish Bible
People went out to him from Yerushalayim, from all Y'hudah, and from the whole region around the Yarden.

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

Easy-to-Read Version
People came to John from Jerusalem and the rest of Judea and from all the areas along the Jordan River.

George Lamsa Translation
Then there went out to him, Jerusalem and all of Judaea, and the whole country around Jordan.

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

Lexham English Bible
Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the district around the Jordan were going out to him,

Literal Translation
Then Jerusalem and all Judea went out to him, and all the neighborhood of the Jordan,

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

Bible in Basic English
Then Jerusalem and all Judaea went out to him, and all the people from near Jordan;

Hebrew Names Version
Then people from Yerushalayim, all of Yehudah, and all the region around the Yarden went out to him.

International Standard Version
Then the people ofthe people of">[fn] Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region along the Jordan began flocking to him,Mark 1:5; Luke 3:7;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
Then went forth to him Urishlem, [fn] and all Jehud, and the whole country about Jurdan;

Murdock Translation
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country about the Jordan.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then went out to hym Hierusalem, and all Iurie, and all the region rounde about Iordane,

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

World English Bible
Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thanne Jerusalem wente out to hym, and al Judee, and al the cuntre aboute Jordan;

Update Bible Version
Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan went out to him;

Webster's Bible Translation
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region about Jordan,

New English Translation
Then people from Jerusalem, as well as all Judea and all the region around the Jordan, were going out to him,

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

New Living Translation
People from Jerusalem and from all of Judea and all over the Jordan Valley went out to see and hear John.

New Life Bible
Then the people of Jerusalem and of all the country of Judea and those from near the Jordan River went to him.

New Revised Standard
Then the people of Jerusalem and all Judea were going out to him, and all the region along the Jordan,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then, were going forth unto him - Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country round about the Jordan:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the country about Jordan:

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

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
The went oute to hym Ierusalem and all Iury and all ye regio roude aboute Iorda

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

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then went out to hym Ierusalem, and all Iury, and all the region rounde aboute Iordan,

Mace New Testament (1729)
Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem, of all Judea, and the whole country about Jordan, came to him:

Simplified Cowboy Version
Cowboys and cowgirls came from all over to see him.

Contextual Overview

¹ About this time John the Baptist made his appearance, preaching in the Desert of Judaea. ² "Repent," he said, "for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand." ³ He it is who was spoken of through the Prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying aloud, `In the desert prepare ye a road for the Lord: make His highway straight.'" ⁴ This man John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a loincloth of leather; and he lived upon locusts and wild honey. ⁵ Then large numbers of people went out to him--people from Jerusalem and from all Judaea, and from the whole of the Jordan valley-- ⁶ and were baptized by him in the Jordan, making full confession of their sins.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 4:25, Matthew 11:7-12, Mark 1:5, Luke 3:7, Luke 16:16, John 3:23, John 5:35

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 14:25 - all they Mark 11:32 - for Luke 3:3 - the country Luke 7:29 - being

Cross-References

Matthew 6:23
but if your eyesight is bad, your whole body will be dark. If however the very light within you is darkness, how dense must the darkness be!

Acts 26:18
that they may turn from darkness to light and from the obedience to Satan to God, in order to receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified through faith in Me.'

2 Corinthians 4:4
in whom the god of this present age has blinded their unbelieving minds so as to shut out the sunshine of the Good News of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God.

2 Corinthians 11:3
But I am afraid that, as the serpent in his craftiness deceived Eve, so your minds may be led astray from their single-heartedness and their fidelity to Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:4
and exalts himself above, every so-called `god' or object of worship, and goes the length of taking his seat in the very temple of God, giving it out that he himself is God.

Revelation 13:4
And they offered worship to the Dragon, because it was to him that the Wild Beast owed his dominion; and they also offered worship to the Wild Beast, and said, "Who is there like him? And who is able to engage in battle with him?"

Revelation 13:14
And his power of leading astray the inhabitants of the earth is due to the marvels which he has been permitted to work in the presence of the Wild Beast. And he told the inhabitants of the earth to erect a statue to the Wild Beast who had received the sword-stroke and yet had recovered.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then went out to him Jerusalem,.... The uncommon appearance of this person, the oddness of his dress, the austerity of his life, together with the awfulness and importance of his doctrine, and the novelty of the ordinance of baptism he administered, and the Jews having had no prophet for some hundreds of years, and imagining he might be the Messiah, quickly drew large numbers of people to him. Some copies read "all Jerusalem": that is, the inhabitants of that city, a very large number of them; and "all Judea", a great number of people from all parts of that country. "All" is here put for "many". And

all the region round about Jordan; multitudes from thence, which seems to be the same country with that which is called "beyond Jordan", Matthew 4:25 and is distinguished from Judea as here. The Septuagint in 2 Chronicles 4:17 use the same phrase the Evangelist does here, and likewise in Genesis 13:10.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jerusalem - 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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 3:5. Jordan — Many of the best MSS. and versions, with Mark 1:5, add ποταμω, 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.