Acts 13:24

Before his coming, John had proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us--one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection."

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

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,"Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

(John bore witness about him, and cried out, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.'")

Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification.

You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.

you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed:

And he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism."

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When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.