Matthew 3:13

The Baptism of Jesus

3:13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River.

Matthew 4:12

Preaching in Galilee

4:12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, he went into Galilee.

Matthew 4:25

4:25 And large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan River.

Matthew 21:11

21:11 And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”

Matthew 26:32

26:32 But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”

Matthew 28:16

The Great Commission

28:16 So the eleven disciples went to Galilee to the mountain Jesus had designated.


tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity.

tn Grk “he.”

tn Or “arrested,” “taken into custody” (see L&N 37.12).

tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated before each of the places in the list, since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

sn The Decapolis refers to a league of towns (originally consisting of ten; the Greek name literally means “ten towns”) whose region (except for Scythopolis) lay across the Jordan River.

map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity. The region referred to here is sometimes known as Transjordan (i.e., “across the Jordan”).

map For location see Map1-D3; Map2-C2; Map3-D5; Map4-C1; Map5-G3.

tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ instructions in v. 10.