(3-9) And he came into all the country... — The words paint the mission-work of John somewhat more vividly than those of St. Matthew and St. Mark, who represent the people flocking to Him from Jerusalem and Judæa. The two facts together complete the picture.

The baptism of repentance. — See Notes on Matthew 3:1, and Mark 1:4. In his description of the Baptism, St. Luke agrees verbally with the latter.

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