Matthew 3

Which worship songs are based on Matthew 3?

  1. That Lonesome Valley (live – TV) — Patsy Cline (2025) Matthew 3:1-12

    The song references John the Baptist, highlighting his role as a preacher and his significance in the biblical narrative, which aligns with the accounts of his ministry in the Gospels.

  2. PULP FICTION — indie tribe & nobigdyl. & Torey D'Shaun & Mogli the Iceburg (2024) Matthew 3:1-4

    The reference to John the Baptist’s appearance invokes the wilderness prophet whose camel-hair clothing and austere lifestyle contrasted with conventional ideas of cleanliness or refinement.

  3. Too Much — Lecrae (2025) Matthew 3:12

    The paired imagery of chaff and burning recalls John the Baptist’s description of divine judgment, in which wheat is gathered and chaff is consumed.

  4. Erase Me — Lecrae (2025) Matthew 3:13-17

    The song references baptism in the Jordan, evoking the imagery of Jesus' baptism, which symbolizes cleansing and renewal in the Christian faith.

  5. Sweet, Sweet Spirit — Elvis Presley (2022) Matthew 3:16

    The description of the Holy Spirit as a heavenly dove invokes the Spirit descending like a dove at Jesus’s baptism.

  6. Ty La Fly — Ty Brasel (2025) Matthew 3:16-17

    The water imagery and God's declaration of beloved sonship closely adapt the scene of Jesus' baptism, personalizing the Father's pronouncement for the artist.

Matthew 3 (King James Version)

1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

4 And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,

6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.