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John » His influence upon the public mind
And all Judea and everybody in Jerusalem went out to him there, and accepted baptism from him in the Jordan River, acknowledging their sins.
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As all this aroused people's expectations, and they were all wondering in their hearts whether John was the Christ,
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Then Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole Jordan valley went out to him, and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River, in acknowledgment of their sins.
And while he wanted him killed, he was afraid of the people; for they considered him a prophet.
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For John came to you with a way of uprightness, and you would not believe him. The tax-collectors and prostitutes believed him, but even after seeing that, you would not change your minds and believe him!
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Yet can we say, 'It was from men'?" For they were afraid of the people, because all the people thought John was really a prophet.
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So he would say to the crowds that came out there to be baptized by him, "You brood of snakes! Who warned you to fly from the wrath that is coming?
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But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet."
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