Acts 13:24

before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to 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."

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

As it is written in the prophets, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, 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 face of the Lord to prepare his ways,

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

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

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

There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John's disciples with some Jews about purification.

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

you yourselves know what happened, 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.