Matthew 3:1

In those days - The days here referred to cannot be those mentioned in the preceding chapter, for John was but six months older than Christ. Perhaps Matthew intended to embrace in his narrative the…

We have here an account of the preaching and baptism of John, which were the dawning of the gospel-day. Observe,

I. The time when he appeared. In those days (Mat 3:1), or, after those days, long after…

Mat 3:1-12. John Baptist preaches in the Wilderness of Judæa. Mar 1:2-8; Luk 3:1-18; Joh 1:15-34

St Luke does not name the Pharisees and Sadducees, he gives the particular exhortations to the various…