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 Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

John

Verily I say unto you, among them that are 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.

he is risen from the dead, and therefore these mighty powers exert themselves in him.

The Son of man? And they said, Some say, John the Baptist, others Elijah; others Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

But I say to you, That Elijah is come already, and they acknowledged him not, but have done to him whatever they listed.

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

John baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance, for the remission of sins.

But Herod hearing thereof, said, This is that John whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

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

Annas being the high priest and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a testimony,

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

Beginning from the baptism of John, till the day that he was taken up from us, one must be ordained, to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

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

He said to them, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.

Preaching

And proclaimed, saying, There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

And he shall 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

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