Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
Parallel translations
- KJV Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
- BSB At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
- NKJV Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.
- NASB Then Jesus *arrived from Galilee at the Jordan, coming to John to be baptized by him.
- NLT Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John.
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Cross-references · 4
- John 1:32–34John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
- Matt 2:22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,
- Mark 1:9–11In those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
- Luke 3:21–22Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying. The sky was opened,
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