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 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 tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him."

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

but I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted to. Even so the Son of Man will also suffer by them."

The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from man?" They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

John came baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

But Herod, when he heard this, said, "This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen."

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

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

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

John answered, "A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given to him from heaven.

beginning from the baptism of John, to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection."

before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

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

Preaching

The voice of one who calls out, "Prepare the way of the LORD in the wilderness. Make a level highway in the desert 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 loosen.

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 a people prepared for the Lord."

General references

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