Matthew 21:25

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Summary

The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

Baptism

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Luke 14:4

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Baptism

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

As these were going away, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

But I say to you, That Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him what they wished; so also shall the Son of man suffer at their hands.

THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

And they came again into Jerusalem; and as he was walking in the temple, there came to him the chief priests and the scribes and the elders,

And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.

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

For I say to you, Among those born of women, there is no prophet greater than John the Immerser. But the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

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

And they came to John, and said to him: Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore testimony, behold, he immerses, and all are going to him.

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But they were silent. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go.