And they were baptized (κα εβαπτιζοντο). It is the imperfect tense to show the repetition of the act as the crowds from Judea and …

Were baptized. The word "baptize" signifies originally to tinge, to dye, or to stain, like those who dye clothe…

Were baptized—The Greek tense implies a continual succe ion. Crowd after crowd pa ed on, and still they came confe ing their s…

The people were expecting a Messiah and so they went en masse to John as soon as his shrill voice had startled the solitudes. Bapt…

Pseudo-Chrysostom: Having described the preaching of John, he goes on to say, "There went out to him," for his severe l…

Confession of sin was commanded in the law, not only as part of a priest’s duties (Leviticus 16:21), but as an individual responsibilit…

Matthew 3:6; Mark 1:5. And were baptized, confessing their sins: this confession was a testimony of…

And were baptized of him
The place where they were baptized of him was, "in Jordan"; some copies read, "in the river…

After Malachi, there was no prophet until John the Baptist came. He appeared first in the wilderne of Judea. This was not an uninhabited desert, bu…

The Evangelist wrote about Christ’s entrance into the world; now, however, he writes about the course of His life, which is, in fact, considered ac…