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 Judaea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

John

Truly do I say to you, Among those born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist. But he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

and said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he hath risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.

And they said, Some, John the Baptist; but some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

But I say to you, that Elijah hath already come, and they knew him not, but did with him whatever they would. So also is the Son of man to suffer by them.

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

John the Baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

But Herod hearing of it said, John, whom I beheaded, hath risen again.

But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zachariah; for thy prayer was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name John.

when Annas and Caiaphas were highpriests, the word of God came to John, the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness.

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

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, unless it be given him from heaven.

from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us, must one be made a witness with us of his resurrection.

before whose coming forward John had first preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into Johns baptism.

Preaching

And he preached, saying, There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.

And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.

General references

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