Matthew 2:5

2:5 “In Bethlehem of Judea,” they said, “for it is written this way by the prophet:

Matthew 3:1

The Ministry of John the Baptist

3:1 In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness ¹  of Judea proclaiming,

Matthew 3:5

3:5 Then people from Jerusalem, ²  as well as all Judea and all the region around the Jordan, were going out to him,

Matthew 4:25

4:25 And large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, ³  Jerusalem, ⁴  Judea, and beyond the Jordan River. ⁵ 

¹ tn Or “desert.”

¹ tn Grk “Then Jerusalem.”

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated before each of the places in the list, since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

² map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

³ tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity. The region referred to here is sometimes known as Transjordan (i.e., “across the Jordan”).