Matthew 3:1

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Summary

Matthew 3:1

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

Those

Luke 3:1

John

Preaching

Isaiah 40:3

Mark 1:7

Luke 1:17

General references

Luke 1:16

Bible References

Those

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

John

Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore do these powers work in him.

And they said, Some'say John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

but I say into you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but did unto him whatsoever they would. Even so shall the Son of man also suffer of them.

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

John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.

But Herod, when he heard thereof , said, John, whom I beheaded, he is risen.

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

in the highpriesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

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

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.

beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day that he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us of his resurrection.

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

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

Preaching

The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God.

And he preached, saying, There cometh after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him .

General references

And many of the children of Israel shall be turn unto the Lord their God.