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

General references

Luke 14:4

Bible References

Baptism

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

And as they are going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, 'What went ye out to the wilderness to view? -- a reed shaken by the wind?

and I say to you -- Elijah did already come, and they did not know him, but did with him whatever they would, so also the Son of Man is about to suffer by them.'

A beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, Son of God.

And they come again to Jerusalem, and in the temple, as he is walking, there come unto him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,

And there appeared to him a messenger of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of the perfume,

Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests -- there came a word of God unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,

for I say to you, a greater prophet, among those born of women, than John the Baptist there is not; but the least in the reign of God is greater than he.'

There came a man -- having been sent from God -- whose name is John,

and they came unto John, and said to him, 'Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou didst testify, lo, this one is baptizing, and all are coming unto him.'

General references

and they were silent, and having taken hold of him, he healed him, and let him go;