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 Caesar Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

John

I tell all of you with certainty, among those born of women no one has appeared who is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least important person in the kingdom from heaven is greater than he.

told his servants, "This is John the Baptist! He has been raised from the dead, and that's why these miracles are being done by him."

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

But I tell you that Elijah has already come, yet people did not recognize him and treated him just as they pleased. In the same way, the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."

Where did John's authority to baptize come from? From heaven or from humans?"

John was baptizing in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism about repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

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

But the angel told him, "Stop being afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.

and Annas and Caiaphas high priests, a message from God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.

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

John replied, "No one can receive anything unless it has been given to them from heaven.

beginning when he was baptized by John until the day he was taken up from us. Therefore, someone like this must become a witness with us to his resurrection."

Before Jesus' appearance, John had already preached a baptism of repentance to all the people in Israel.

He then asked, "Then into what were you baptized?" They answered, "Into John's baptism."

Preaching

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

He kept proclaiming, "The one who is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not worthy to bend down and untie his sandal straps.

He is the one who will go before the Lord with the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and to prepare the people to be ready for the Lord."

General references

He will bring many of Israel's descendants back to the Lord their God.