Thematic Bible: Administered by john the baptist


Thematic Bible



Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from men?”

They began to argue among themselves, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’

Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what should we do?”

John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People were coming and being baptized,

You know the events that took place throughout Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John preached:

and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.


(And when all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged God’s way of righteousness, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.

“I baptize with water,” John answered them. “Someone stands among you, but you don’t know Him.

Before He came to public attention, John had previously proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

“Then what baptism were you baptized with?” he asked them.

“With John’s baptism,” they replied.


Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from men?”

They began to argue among themselves, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’

Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what should we do?”

John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People were coming and being baptized,

You know the events that took place throughout Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John preached:

and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.


(And when all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged God’s way of righteousness, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.

“I baptize with water,” John answered them. “Someone stands among you, but you don’t know Him.

Before He came to public attention, John had previously proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

“Then what baptism were you baptized with?” he asked them.

“With John’s baptism,” they replied.


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