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

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 Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene:

John

Verily I say unto you, There hath not arisen, from those born of women, a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead, and therefore miracles are wrought by him.

But they replied, Some, that thou art John the Baptist; but others, Elias; and others again, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

But I say unto you, That Elias is already come, and they knew him not, but have done by him whatsoever they chose: even so also must the Son of man suffer by them.

The baptism of John whence was it? from heaven, or from men? Hereupon they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we reply, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?

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

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

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

when Annas and Caiaphas were high-priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness;

A man was sent from God, whose name was John.

John answered and said, A man cannot assume any thing, except it be given him from heaven.

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

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

And he asked them, Into what then were ye baptised? And they replied, Into John's baptism.

Preaching

And he preached, saying, One mightier than I is coming after me, the string of whose shoes I am not worthy, stooping down, to unloose.

And he shall go forth before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to convert the hearts of fathers with their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people ready for the Lord.

General references

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