Matthew 3 · Verse 5

Matthew 3:5

Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan,
Matthew 3:5, King James Version

Matthew 3:5 in other translations

BSBPeople went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.
WEBThen people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.
ASVThen went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about the Jordan;
YLTThen were going forth unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan,
DARBYThen went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country round the Jordan,
BBEThen Jerusalem and all Judaea went out to him, and all the people from near Jordan;
WebsterThen went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region about Jordan,

What does Matthew 3:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan--From the metropolitan center to the extremities of the Judean province the cry of this great preacher of repentance and herald of the approaching Messiah brought trooping penitents and eager expectants.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 5. Jerusalem. The people of Jerusalem.

All Judea. Many people from Judea. It does not mean that literally all the people went, but that great multitudes went. It was general. Jerusalem was in the part of the country called Judea. Judea was situated on the west side of the Jordan. Mt 2:1.

Region about Jordan. On the east and west side of the river; near to Jordan.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Jordan - Many of the best MSS. and versions, with Mar 1:5, add ποταμω, the river Jordan; but the definitive article, with which the word is generally accompanied, both in the Hebrew and the Greek, is, sufficient; and our article the, which should ever be used in the translation, expresses the force of the other.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 3:1-6

After Malachi there was no prophet until John the Baptist came. He appeared first in the wilderness of Judea. This was not an uninhabited desert, but a part of the country not thickly peopled, nor much enclosed. No place is so remote as to shut us out from the visits of Divine grace. The doctrine he preached was repentance; "Repent ye." The word here used, implies a total alteration in the mind, a change in the…

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Matthew 3:5 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΤότεToteAt that timeG5119
ἐξεπορεύετοexeporeuetowere going outG1607
πρὸςprostoG4314
αὐτὸνautonhimG846
ἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaJerusalemG2414
καὶkaiandG2532
πᾶσαpasaallG3956
ἡhē<the>G3588
ἸουδαίαIoudaiaJudeaG2449
καὶkaiandG2532
πᾶσαpasaallG3956
ἡhētheG3588
περίχωροςperichōrosregion aroundG4066
τοῦtoutheG3588
Ἰορδάνου,IordanouJordan,G2446

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 3:5

  • Mark 1:5

    And there went out unto him all the land of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

  • John 5:35

    He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

  • Matthew 11:7-12

    And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. …

  • John 3:23

    And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

  • Luke 3:7

    Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

  • Luke 16:16

    The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

  • Matthew 4:25

    And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
4:25; 11:7-12; Mr 1:5; Lu 3:7; 16:16; Joh 3:23; 5:35

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Matthew 3:4

    And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

  • Matthew 3:5

    Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan,

  • Matthew 3:6

    And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

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Matthew 3:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces salía á él Jerusalem, y toda Judea, y toda la provincia de alrededor del Jordán;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Alors Jérusalem, et toute la Judée, et tout le pays des environs du Jourdain, sortaient vers lui;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da ging zu ihm hinaus Jerusalem und ganz Judäa und die ganze Umgegend des Jordan;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tunc exibat ad eum Jerosolyma, et omnis Judæa, et omnis regio circa Jordanem;