Matthew 3:1

The Preaching of John the Baptist

1 Now ain those days bJohn the Baptist * 1came, 2preaching in the cwilderness of Judea, saying,

1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

1 In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was,

1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

1 About that time John the Baptist began preaching in the desert area of Judea.

1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying,

1 Now in those days comes John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

1 Later, John the Baptizer appeared in the desert of Judea. His message was,

1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Wilderness of Judea

1 In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming,

1 Now in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the Judean wilderness

1 In those days John the Baptist came and preached in the Desert of Judea.

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a	Mt 3:1–12 Mk 1:3–8 Lk 3:2–17 Jn 1:6–8 Jn 1:19–28
b	Mt 11:11–14 Mt 16:14
*	A star (*) is used to mark verbs that are historical presents in the Greek which have been translated with an English past tense in order to conform to modern usage. The translators recognized that in some contexts the present tense seems more unexpected and unjustified to the English reader than a past tense would have been. But Greek authors frequently used the present tense for the sake of heightened vividness, thereby transporting their readers in imagination to the actual scene at the time of occurence. However, the translators felt that it would be wise to change these historical presents to English past tenses.
1	Or arrived, or appeared
2	Or proclaiming as a herald
c	Jos 15:61 Jdg 1:16