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 

[3:1]  ¹ tn Or “desert.”

[3:5]  ¹ tn Grk “Then Jerusalem.”

[4:25]  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.

[4:25]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[4:25]  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”).