Discovery BoxMatthew 3:1 
Context3:1 In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness 1 of Judea proclaiming,
Matthew 3:13
Context3:13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River. 2
Matthew 4:12
Context4:12 Now when Jesus 3 heard that John had been imprisoned, 4 he went into Galilee.
Matthew 11:4
Context11:4 Jesus answered them, 5 “Go tell John what you hear and see: 6
Matthew 11:13
Context11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John appeared. 7
Matthew 11:18
Context11:18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’ 8
Matthew 14:4
Context14:4 because John had repeatedly told 9 him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” 10
Matthew 17:13
Context17:13 Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
1 tn Or “desert.”
2 tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity.
3 tn Grk “he.”
4 tn Or “arrested,” “taken into custody” (see L&N 37.12).
5 tn Grk “And answering, Jesus said to them.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.
6 sn What you hear and see. The following activities all paraphrase various OT descriptions of the time of promised salvation: Isa 35:5-6; 26:19; 29:18-19; 61:1. Jesus is answering not by acknowledging a title, but by pointing to the nature of his works, thus indicating the nature of the time.
7 tn The word “appeared” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
8 sn John the Baptist was too separatist and ascetic for some, and so he was accused of not being directed by God, but by a demon.
9 tn The imperfect tense verb is here rendered with an iterative force.
10 sn This marriage of Herod to his brother Philip’s wife was a violation of OT law (Lev 18:16; 20:21). In addition, both Herod Antipas and Herodias had each left marriages to enter into this union.
