Acts 13:24

before whose coming forward John had first preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us, must one be made a witness with us of his resurrection.

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

as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: "Lo! I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way;"

And thou, child, shalt be called a prophet of the Most High; for thou shalt go in advance before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,

when Annas and Caiaphas were highpriests, the word of God came to John, the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness.

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

John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me hath gone before me; for he was before me.

Then there arose a question on the part of Johns disciples with a Jew about purifying.

Ye have sent to John, and he hath borne witness to the truth.

Ye yourselves know what was spoken of through the whole of Judaea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached,

And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into Johns baptism.

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