Acts 13:24

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

Beginning from the baptism of John, to that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

And he said to them, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.

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

As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest, for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

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

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

Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews, about purifying.

Ye sent to John, and he testified to the truth.