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

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

John

Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him."

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

But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands."

The baptism of John, from where did it come? From heaven or from man?" And they discussed it among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

But when Herod heard of it, he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has been raised."

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

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

John answered, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.

beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us--one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection."

Before his coming, John had proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

And he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism."

Preaching

A voice cries: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

And he preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared."

General references

And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God,