Thematic Bible: Administered by john the baptist


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John's Baptism, whence was it? --had it a heavenly or a human origin?" So they debated the matter among themselves. "If we say 'a heavenly origin,'" they argued, "he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

There came also a party of tax-gatherers to be baptized, and they asked him, "Rabbi, what are we to do?"

And John too was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, because there were many pools of water there; and people came and received baptism.

the story, I mean, which has spread through the length and breadth of Judaea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism which John proclaimed.

and were baptized by him in the Jordan, making full confession of their sins.


And all the people, including the tax-gatherers, when they listened to him upheld the righteousness of God, by being baptized with John's baptism.

"I baptize in water only," John answered, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not know--

Before the coming of Jesus, John had proclaimed to all the people of Israel a baptism of repentance.

"Into what then were you baptized?" he asked. "Into John's baptism," they replied.


John's Baptism, whence was it? --had it a heavenly or a human origin?" So they debated the matter among themselves. "If we say 'a heavenly origin,'" they argued, "he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

There came also a party of tax-gatherers to be baptized, and they asked him, "Rabbi, what are we to do?"

And John too was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, because there were many pools of water there; and people came and received baptism.

the story, I mean, which has spread through the length and breadth of Judaea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism which John proclaimed.

and were baptized by him in the Jordan, making full confession of their sins.


And all the people, including the tax-gatherers, when they listened to him upheld the righteousness of God, by being baptized with John's baptism.

"I baptize in water only," John answered, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not know--

Before the coming of Jesus, John had proclaimed to all the people of Israel a baptism of repentance.

"Into what then were you baptized?" he asked. "Into John's baptism," they replied.