Thematic Bible: John's


Thematic Bible



beginning from the baptism of John until the day in which he was taken up from us, one of these should be a witness with us of his resurrection.

Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country round the Jordan, and were baptised by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath? read more.
Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance.


Then comes Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptised of him; but John urgently forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptised of thee; and comest thou to me? But Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers him. read more.
And Jesus, having been baptised, went up straightway from the water, and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him:

The baptism of John, whence was it? of heaven or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say to us, Why then have ye not believed him?

There came John baptising in the wilderness, and preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins. And there went out to him all the district of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptised by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

I indeed have baptised you with water, but he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit. And it came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptised by John at the Jordan. And straightway going up from the water, he saw the heavens parting asunder, and the Spirit, as a dove, descending upon him.

The baptism of John, was it of heaven, or of men? answer me.

He said therefore to the crowds which went out to be baptised by him, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say in yourselves, We have Abraham for our father, for I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And tax-gatherers came also to be baptised, and they said to him, Teacher, what should we do?

And it came to pass, all the people having been baptised, and Jesus having been baptised and praying, that the heaven was opened,

(And all the people who heard it, and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with the baptism of John; but the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null as to themselves the counsel of God, not having been baptised by him.)

The baptism of John, was it of heaven or of men?

And they asked him and said to him, Why baptisest thou then, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet? John answered them saying, I baptise with water. In the midst of you stands, whom ye do not know,

These things took place in Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptising.

and I knew him not; but that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore have I come baptising with water.

And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptise with water, he said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is who baptises with the Holy Spirit.

And John also was baptising in Aenon, near Salim, because there was a great deal of water there; and they came to him and were baptised:

and departed again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptising at the first: and he abode there.


ye know; the testimony which has spread through the whole of Judaea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached --

And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John baptised with water, but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit.

And he said, To what then were ye baptised? And they said, To the baptism of John. And Paul said, John indeed baptised with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on him that was coming after him, that is, on Jesus.


The baptism of John, whence was it? of heaven or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say to us, Why then have ye not believed him?

And tax-gatherers came also to be baptised, and they said to him, Teacher, what should we do?

And John also was baptising in Aenon, near Salim, because there was a great deal of water there; and they came to him and were baptised:

ye know; the testimony which has spread through the whole of Judaea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached --



(And all the people who heard it, and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with the baptism of John;

John answered them saying, I baptise with water. In the midst of you stands, whom ye do not know,

John having proclaimed before the face of his entry among the people the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

And he said, To what then were ye baptised? And they said, To the baptism of John.



But John, having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, sent by his disciples,

And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and came and brought word to Jesus.

And the disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting; and they come and say to him, Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often and make supplications, in like manner those also of the Pharisees, but thine eat and drink?

And the disciples of John brought him word concerning all these things:

There was therefore a reasoning of the disciples of John with a Jew about purification.