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, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judaea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, Philip his brother tetrarch of the country of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysias tetrarch of Abilene,

John

I tell you truly, no one has arisen among the sons of women who is greater than John the Baptist, and yet the least in the Realm of heaven is greater than he is.

And he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead. That is why miraculous powers are working through him."

They told him, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

Nay, I tell you Elijah has already come, but they have not recognized him ??they have worked their will on him. And the Son of man will suffer at their hands in the same way."

Where did the baptism of John come from? From heaven or from men?" Now they argued to themselves, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

But when Herod heard of it he said, "John has risen, the John I beheaded."

but the angel said to him, "Fear not, Zechariah, your prayer has been heard; your wife Elizabeth will bear a son to you, and you must 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 desert;

A man appeared, sent by God, whose name was John:

John answered, "No one can receive anything except as a gift from heaven.

from the baptism of John down to the day when he was taken up from us ??of these men one must join us as a witness to his resurrection."

before whose coming John had already preached a baptism of repentance for all the people of Israel.

"Then," said he, "what were you baptized in?" "In John's baptism," they replied.

Preaching

He announced, "After me one who is mightier will come, and I am not fit to stoop and untie the string of his sandals:

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

General references

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