Matthew 3:1-2

The Preaching of John the Baptist

1 Now ¹in those days ²John the Baptist came, preaching in the ³wilderness of Judea, saying,

2 "⁴Repent, for ⁵the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 3:1-12: {Mark 1:3-8; Luke 3:2-17;} John 1:6-8, 19-28
• 2. Matthew 11:11-14; Matthew 16:14
• 3. Joshua 15:61; Judges 1:16
• 4. Matthew 4:17
• 5. Daniel 2:44; Matthew 4:17, 23; Matthew 6:10; Matthew 10:7; Mark 1:15; Luke 10:9; Luke 11:20; Luke 21:31

Footnotes

• [a] Or "arrived", or "appeared"
• [b] Or "proclaiming as a herald"
• [c] Lit "has come near"