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 government of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Ituraea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

John

Verily I say to you, that there is not arisen among the born of women a greater than John the baptist. But he who is a little one in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.

and said to his servants, This is John the baptist: he is risen from the dead, and because of this these works of power display their force in him.

And they said, Some, John the baptist; and others, Elias; and others again, Jeremias or one of the prophets.

But I say unto you that Elias has already come, and they have not known him, but have done unto him whatever they would. Thus also the Son of man is about to suffer from them.

The baptism of John, whence was it? of heaven or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say to us, Why then have ye not believed him?

There came John baptising in the wilderness, and preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

But Herod when he heard it said, John whom I beheaded, he it is; he is risen from among the dead.

But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

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

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

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it be given him out of heaven.

beginning from the baptism of John until the day in which he was taken up from us, one of these should be a witness with us of his resurrection.

John having proclaimed before the face of his entry among the people the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

And he said, To what then were ye baptised? And they said, To the baptism of John.

Preaching

The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight in the desert a highway for our God!

And he preached, saying, There comes he that is mightier than I after me, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to stoop down and unloose.

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to the thoughts of just men, to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.

General references

And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.