Matthew 3:1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,… The Baptist did not rush from the society of his species into the solitudes of Judaea to hide his candle for ever under a bushel, as modern and ancient asceticism has done; but he resorted thither only from an unselfish and most expanded motive, namely, in order that his candle alight all the more brightly, and widely, and publicly shine, when he issued forth at length to preach, in the midst of mixed crowds, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." (B. Jones.) Parallel Verses KJV: In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,WEB: In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, |
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