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

In the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was governor of Galilee, and his brother Philip was governor of the territory of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was governor of Abilene,

John

"I solemnly say to you, of all men born of women no one greater than John the Baptist has ever appeared; and yet the one who is least important in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

and said to his attendants, "This is John the Baptist. He has risen from the dead, and that is why the powers are at work through him."

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

But I say to you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but treated him as they pleased. Just so the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."

Where did John's baptism come from? From heaven, or from men?" They argued it out among themselves in this way, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

John the Baptizer appeared in the desert and was preaching a baptism conditioned on repentance to obtain the forgiveness of sins.

But when Herod heard of Him, he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead."

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

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

There appeared a man named John, sent from God.

John answered, "A man cannot get anything, unless it is given to him from heaven.

from the time of His baptism by John down to the day when He was taken up from us, must be added to our number as a witness to His resurrection."

as John, before His coming, had already preached baptism as an expression of repentance, for all the people of Israel.

He then asked, "With what sort of baptism then were you baptized?" They answered, "With John's baptism."

Preaching

He kept preaching the following message, "After me there is coming One who is stronger than I am, whose shoes I am not fit to stoop down and untie.

He will go before Him in the spirit and the power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the upright, to make ready for the Lord a people perfectly prepared."

General references

And he will turn many of Israel's descendants to the Lord their God.