Matthew 3:1

In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness ¹  of Judea proclaiming,

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea

Now in those days John the Baptist *came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

In those days John the Baptist began preaching in the Judean wilderness. His message was,

While Jesus was living in the Galilean hills, John, called "the Baptizer," was preaching in the desert country of Judea.

And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,

In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming,

In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness ¹  of Judea proclaiming,

¹ tn Or “desert.”