Acts 13:24

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

beginning from the baptism of John, to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection."

And in those days John the Baptist came, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Look, I send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.

And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to make ready his ways,

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

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

John testified about him. He shouted out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.'"

Now a dispute arose between John's disciples with a Jew about purification.

You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

that spoken word you yourselves know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

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.