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Matthew 3 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Matthew 3, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Matthew 3 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
βαπτίζω baptízō G907 6 Baptist, baptize, wash
Ἰορδάνης Iordánēs G2446 3 Jordan
πῦρ pŷr G4442 3 fiery, fire
οὐρανός ouranós G3772 3 air, heaven, sky
μετάνοια metánoia G3341 2 repentance
δένδρον déndron G1186 2 tree
παραγίνομαι paragínomai G3854 2 come, go, be present

How preachers through history handled this text

35 public-domain excerpts on Matthew 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Aquinas 12 Ambrose 4 Matthew Henry 4 Alexander MacLaren 4 Spurgeon 4 Chrysostom 3 J. C. Ryle 2 +2 more

“Christ's gracious condescensions are so surprising, that even the strongest believers at first can hardly believe them; so deep and mysterious, that even those who know his mind well, are apt to start objections against the will of Christ. And those who have much of the Spirit of God while here, see that they need to apply to Christ for more. Christ does not deny that John had need to be baptized of him, yet declares he will now be baptized of John. Christ is now in a state of humiliation. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Matthew 3:13–40 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Judea 1 — Matt 3:1
  • Galilee 1 — Matt 3:13
  • Jordan — Matt 3:13
  • Jerusalem — Matt 3:5

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