1. Matthieu 3:5–6 (NEG79)
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Why did so many people came to John the Baptist to be baptized?

Matthieu 3:5–6 (NEG79)

5 Les habitants de Jérusalem, de toute la Judée et de tout le pays des environs du Jourdain, se rendaient auprès de lui;

The people as a whole considered him to be a true prophet (Matthew 21:26), and as such people came from throughout the province of Judea and beyond to hear him preach (Matthew 11:7–9).1

Because the people considered him to be a true prophet (Matthew 21:26), they came from Judea and beyond to hear him preach (Matthew 11:7–9).