Matthew 3:13

The Baptism of Jesus

3:13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River. ¹ 

Matthew 4:25

4:25 And large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, ²  Jerusalem, ³  Judea, and beyond the Jordan River. ⁴ 

Matthew 21:11

21:11 And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth ⁵  in Galilee.”

Matthew 28:16

The Great Commission

28:16 So ⁶  the eleven disciples went to Galilee to the mountain Jesus had designated.

¹ tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity.

² 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.

³ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁴ 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”).

³ map For location see Map1-D3; Map2-C2; Map3-D5; Map4-C1; Map5-G3.

⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ instructions in v. 10.