1 John preacheth. 4 His apparel and meat. 5 He baptizeth. 8 The fruits of repentance. 10 The axe at the root of the trees. 12 The fan and the chaff. 13 Christ is baptized.

And (A)in [a]those days, [b]John the Baptist came and preached in the [c]wilderness of Judea,

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:1 Not when Joseph went to dwell at Nazareth, but a great while after, about the space of 15 years: for in the 30 year of his age was Jesus baptized of John: therefore by those days is meant, at that time that Jesus remained as yet an inhabitant of the town of Nazareth.
  2. Matthew 3:1 John, who through his singular holiness and rare austereness of life caused all men to cast their eyes upon him, prepareth the way for Christ following fast on his heels, as the Prophet Isaiah foretold, and delivereth the sum of the Gospel, which in short space after should be delivered more fully.
  3. Matthew 3:1 In a hilly country, which was notwithstanding inhabited, for Zechariah dwelt there, Luke 1:40, and there was Joab’s house, 1 Kings 2:34; and besides these, Joshua maketh mention of six towns that were in the wilderness, Josh. 15:62.

(A)[a]John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the [b]baptism of amendment of life, for remission of sins.

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  1. Mark 1:4 The sum of John’s doctrine, or rather Christ’s, is remission of sins and amendment of life.
  2. Mark 1:4 The Jews used many kinds of washings: but here is spoken of a peculiar kind of washing, which hath all the parts of true baptism, amendment of life, and forgiveness of sins.

((A)When [a]Annas and Caiaphas were the high Priests) the word of God came unto John, the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:2 Josephus calleth him Ananus.

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