Now Jesus was born in Bethlehem [a small town] in Judea during the time when Herod [the Great] was king [of Judea]. About that time some astrologer/sages from the east [i.e., Persia] came to Jerusalem, saying,

They replied to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what was written by the prophet [Micah 5:2],

But when he heard that Archelaus was then the king of Judea, in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go back. Then, being warned by God in a [supernatural] dream, he went on up to the region called Galilee,

In those days, John the Immerser went into the desert of Judea preaching [to Jews], saying,

[People from] Jerusalem and all over Judea and the region around the Jordan River all went out [to the desert] to [hear] him,

Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, He left [the province of Judea] and went to Galilee.

Large crowds followed Him from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond [i.e., the east side of] the Jordan River.

And so when Jesus had finished speaking He left Galilee and came to the region of Judea, on the east side of the Jordan River.

then those [of you] in Judea are to run away into the [nearby] mountains.