Matthew 3:6

3:6 and he was baptizing them ¹  in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.

Matthew 4:15

4:15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,

the way by the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles –

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 3:13

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

Matthew 4:25

4:25 And large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, ⁴  Jerusalem, ⁵  Judea, and beyond the Jordan River. ⁶ 

Matthew 19:1

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19:1 Now when ⁷  Jesus finished these sayings, he left Galilee and went to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan River. ⁸ 

¹ tn Grk “they were being baptized by him.” The passive construction has been rendered as active in the translation for the sake of English style.

² tn Grk “Then Jerusalem.”

³ tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity.

⁴ 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.

⁵ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁶ 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”).

⁵ tn Grk “it happened when.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

⁶ 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”).