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Berean Standard Bible

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

Matthew 3:1

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Study note

Matthew jumps from Jesus' childhood to his adult ministry, about thirty years later. The chapter opens in the Judean wilderness, where a preacher named John has begun drawing crowds.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And in those days comes John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y EN aquellos días vino Juan el Bautista predicando en el desierto de Judea,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

En aquellos días, Juan el Bautista comenzó a predicar en el desierto de Judea.

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