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Baptism » John's
from his baptism by John to the time when he was caught up from us, must join us as a witness to his resurrection."
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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. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of snakes! Who warned you to escape from the wrath that is coming? read more.
Then produce fruit that will be consistent with your professed repentance!
Then produce fruit that will be consistent with your professed repentance!
I am baptizing you in water in token of your repentance, but he who is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not fit to carry his shoes. He will baptize you in the holy Spirit and in fire.
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Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him. But John dissuaded him, and said, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" But Jesus answered, "Let it be so this time, for it is right for us to do everything that God requires." Then John consented. read more.
And when Jesus was baptized, he went right up out of the water, and the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God come down like a dove and light upon him,
And when Jesus was baptized, he went right up out of the water, and the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God come down like a dove and light upon him,
Where did John's baptism come from? Was it from heaven, or from men?" And they argued with one another, "If we say, 'It was from heaven,' he will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him?'
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John the baptizer appeared in the desert, and preached repentance and baptism in order to obtain the forgiveness of sins. And all Judea and everybody in Jerusalem went out to him there, and accepted baptism from him in the Jordan River, acknowledging their sins.
I have baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the holy Spirit." It was in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water he saw the heavens torn open and the Spirit coming down like a dove to enter into him,
Was John's baptism from heaven or from men? Answer me."
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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? Then produce fruit that will be consistent with your professed repentance! And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our forefather,' for I tell you, God can produce descendants for Abraham right out of these stones!
Even tax-collectors came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Master, what ought we to do?"
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Now when all the people were baptized and when Jesus also after his baptism was praying, heaven opened
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And all the people, even the tax-collectors, when they heard him, acknowledged the justice of God's demands, by accepting baptism from John, but the Pharisees and experts in the Law thwarted God's purpose for themselves, by refusing to be baptized by him.
Tell me, did John's baptism come from heaven or from men?"
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John too was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, for there was plenty of water there, and people came there and were baptized.
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He went across the Jordan again to the place where John used to baptize at first, and there he stayed.
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"for John baptized people in water, but in a few days you will be baptized in the holy Spirit."
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You know the story that has gone all over Judea, starting from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed,
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and I remembered the saying of the Lord, 'John baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the holy Spirit.'
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"How then were you baptized?" he asked. "With John's baptism," they answered. "John's baptism was a baptism in token of repentance," said Paul, "and he told the people to believe in him who was to follow him, that is, in Jesus."
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Where did John's baptism come from? Was it from heaven, or from men?" And they argued with one another, "If we say, 'It was from heaven,' he will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him?'
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Even tax-collectors came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Master, what ought we to do?"
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John too was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, for there was plenty of water there, and people came there and were baptized.
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You know the story that has gone all over Judea, starting from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed,
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and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River, in acknowledgment of their sins.
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John the baptizer appeared in the desert, and preached repentance and baptism in order to obtain the forgiveness of sins.
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And all the people, even the tax-collectors, when they heard him, acknowledged the justice of God's demands, by accepting baptism from John,
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in preparation for whose coming John had preached to all the people of Israel baptism in token of repentance.
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"How then were you baptized?" he asked. "With John's baptism," they answered.
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John » Mission of
"John's baptism was a baptism in token of repentance," said Paul, "and he told the people to believe in him who was to follow him, that is, in Jesus."
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as the book of the sermons of the prophet Isaiah says, "Hark! Someone is shouting in the desert, Get the Lord's way ready! Make his paths straight. Every hollow must be filled up, And every mountain and hill leveled. What is crooked is to be made straight, And the rough roads are to be made smooth, And all mankind is to see how God can save!"
He answered, "Elijah does come and is to reform everything,
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As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "Here I send my messenger on before you; He will prepare your way; Hark! Someone is shouting in the desert, 'Get the Lord's way ready, Make his paths straight,' " John the baptizer appeared in the desert, and preached repentance and baptism in order to obtain the forgiveness of sins. read more.
And all Judea and everybody in Jerusalem went out to him there, and accepted baptism from him in the Jordan River, acknowledging their sins. John's clothing was made of hair cloth, and the belt around his waist was leather, and he lived on dried locusts and wild honey. And this was his message: "After me there is coming one stronger than I am, one whose shoes I am not fit to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the holy Spirit."
And all Judea and everybody in Jerusalem went out to him there, and accepted baptism from him in the Jordan River, acknowledging their sins. John's clothing was made of hair cloth, and the belt around his waist was leather, and he lived on dried locusts and wild honey. And this was his message: "After me there is coming one stronger than I am, one whose shoes I am not fit to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the holy Spirit."
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He will drink no wine or strong drink, but he will be filled with the holy Spirit from his very birth, and he will turn many of Israel's descendants to the Lord their God. He will go before him with the spirit and the power of Elijah, to reconcile fathers to their children, and to bring the disobedient back to the wisdom of upright men, to make a people perfectly ready for the Lord."
"And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, For you will go before the Lord to make his way ready, Bringing his people the knowledge of salvation Through the forgiveness of their sins. "Because the heart of our God is merciful, And so the day will dawn upon us from on high, read more.
To shine on men who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, And guide our feet into the way of peace."
To shine on men who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, And guide our feet into the way of peace."
He came to give testimony, to testify to the light, so that everyone might come to believe in it through him. He was not the light; he came to testify to the light.
(John testified to him and cried out??or it was he who said it??He who was to come after me is now ahead of me
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It is someone else who testifies to me, and I know that the testimony that he gives about me is true. You yourselves sent to John, and he testified to the truth. But the testimony that I accept is not from any man; I am only saying this that you may be saved. read more.
He was the lamp that burned and shone, and you were ready to be gladdened for a while by his light.
He was the lamp that burned and shone, and you were ready to be gladdened for a while by his light.
in preparation for whose coming John had preached to all the people of Israel baptism in token of repentance. Toward the end of his career, John said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he! No! Someone is coming after me, the shoes on whose feet I am not fit to untie!'
John » Ministry of
John the baptizer appeared in the desert, and preached repentance and baptism in order to obtain the forgiveness of sins.
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In those days John the Baptist appeared, and preached in the desert of Judea. "Repent!" he said, "for the Kingdom of Heaven is coming!" It was he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, when he said, "Hark! Someone is shouting in the desert, 'Get the Lord's way ready! Make his paths straight!' "
in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, a message from God came to Zechariah's son John in the desert. And he went all through the Jordan Valley preaching repentance and baptism in order to obtain the forgiveness of sins,
There appeared a man by the name of John, with a message from God. He came to give testimony, to testify to the light, so that everyone might come to believe in it through him. He was not the light; he came to testify to the light.
John » Lives in the desert
John the baptizer appeared in the desert, and preached repentance and baptism in order to obtain the forgiveness of sins.
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And the child grew up and became strong in the Spirit, and he lived in the desert until the day when he proclaimed himself to Israel.
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In those days John the Baptist appeared, and preached in the desert of Judea.
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in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, a message from God came to Zechariah's son John in the desert. And he went all through the Jordan Valley preaching repentance and baptism in order to obtain the forgiveness of sins,
John's » Baptism
Where did John's baptism come from? Was it from heaven, or from men?" And they argued with one another, "If we say, 'It was from heaven,' he will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him?'
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Even tax-collectors came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Master, what ought we to do?"
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John too was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, for there was plenty of water there, and people came there and were baptized.
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You know the story that has gone all over Judea, starting from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed,
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and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River, in acknowledgment of their sins.
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John the baptizer appeared in the desert, and preached repentance and baptism in order to obtain the forgiveness of sins.
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And all the people, even the tax-collectors, when they heard him, acknowledged the justice of God's demands, by accepting baptism from John,
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in preparation for whose coming John had preached to all the people of Israel baptism in token of repentance.
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"How then were you baptized?" he asked. "With John's baptism," they answered.
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Preaching » Repentance, the subject of john the baptist's
John the baptizer appeared in the desert, and preached repentance and baptism in order to obtain the forgiveness of sins.
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saying, "The time has come and the reign of God is near; repent, and believe this good news."
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"Repent!" he said, "for the Kingdom of Heaven is coming!"
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And he went all through the Jordan Valley preaching repentance and baptism in order to obtain the forgiveness of sins,
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Sacraments » Examples of » Administered by john the baptist
Where did John's baptism come from? Was it from heaven, or from men?" And they argued with one another, "If we say, 'It was from heaven,' he will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him?'
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Even tax-collectors came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Master, what ought we to do?"
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John too was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, for there was plenty of water there, and people came there and were baptized.
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You know the story that has gone all over Judea, starting from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed,
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and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River, in acknowledgment of their sins.
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John the baptizer appeared in the desert, and preached repentance and baptism in order to obtain the forgiveness of sins.
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And all the people, even the tax-collectors, when they heard him, acknowledged the justice of God's demands, by accepting baptism from John,
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in preparation for whose coming John had preached to all the people of Israel baptism in token of repentance.
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"How then were you baptized?" he asked. "With John's baptism," they answered.
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Salvation » Conditions of
Then produce fruit that will be consistent with your professed repentance! And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our forefather,' for I tell you, God can produce descendants for Abraham right out of these stones!
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and he said, "I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven at all.
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And just as Moses in the desert lifted the serpent up in the air, the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life." For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that no one who believes in him should be lost, but that they should all have eternal life. read more.
For God did not send his Son into the world to pass judgment upon the world, but that through him the world might be saved. No one who believes in him has to come up for judgment. Anyone who does not believe stands condemned already, for not believing in God's only Son.
For God did not send his Son into the world to pass judgment upon the world, but that through him the world might be saved. No one who believes in him has to come up for judgment. Anyone who does not believe stands condemned already, for not believing in God's only Son.
John the baptizer appeared in the desert, and preached repentance and baptism in order to obtain the forgiveness of sins.
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Peter said to them, "You must repent, and every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, in order to have your sins forgiven; then you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit,
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I tell you, whoever listens to my message and believes him who has sent me, possesses eternal life, and will not come to judgment, but has already passed out of death into life.
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But these have been recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and through believing you may have life as his followers.
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Anyone that will not listen to that prophet will be annihilated from among the people.'
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"Repent!" he said, "for the Kingdom of Heaven is coming!"
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So repent and turn to God, to have your sins wiped out, and happier times will come from the presence of the Lord,
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Jesus said to her, "I myself am Resurrection and Life. He who believes in me will live on, even if he dies, and no one who is alive and believes in me will ever die. Do you believe that?"
There were great crowds accompanying him, and once he turned and said to them, "If anyone comes to me without hating his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and his very life too, he cannot be a disciple of mine. For no one who does not take up his own cross and come after me can be a disciple of mine. read more.
What man among you if he wishes to build a tower does not first sit down and estimate the cost of it, to see whether he has enough to complete it? Or else when he has laid his foundation and cannot finish the building, everyone who sees it will begin to ridicule him, and say, 'This man started to erect a building, and could not finish it!' Or what king, if he is going to meet another king in battle, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to meet the other who is coming against him with twenty thousand? And if he cannot, while the other is still far away, he sends envoys to him and asks on what terms he will make peace. In just that way, no one of you who does not say goodbye to all he has can be a disciple of mine.
What man among you if he wishes to build a tower does not first sit down and estimate the cost of it, to see whether he has enough to complete it? Or else when he has laid his foundation and cannot finish the building, everyone who sees it will begin to ridicule him, and say, 'This man started to erect a building, and could not finish it!' Or what king, if he is going to meet another king in battle, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to meet the other who is coming against him with twenty thousand? And if he cannot, while the other is still far away, he sends envoys to him and asks on what terms he will make peace. In just that way, no one of you who does not say goodbye to all he has can be a disciple of mine.
I tell you, whoever believes already possesses eternal life.
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Then they said to him, "What must we do to carry out God's work?" Jesus answered them, "The work God has for you is to believe in the messenger that he has sent to you."
While you have the light believe in the light, that you may become sons of light." With these words Jesus went away, and disappeared from them.
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A man came up to him and said, "Master, what good deed must I do to obtain eternal life?" But he said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter that life, keep the commandments." He said to him, "Which ones?" Jesus said, "These: 'You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, read more.
Honor your father and mother,' and 'You shall love your neighbor as you do yourself.' " The young man said to him, "I have obeyed all these commandments. What do I still lack?" Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go! Sell your property and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come back and be a follower of mine."
Honor your father and mother,' and 'You shall love your neighbor as you do yourself.' " The young man said to him, "I have obeyed all these commandments. What do I still lack?" Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go! Sell your property and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come back and be a follower of mine."
Jesus learned that they had excluded him, and he found the man and said to him, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"
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But he who holds out to the end will be saved.
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A member of the council asked him, "Good master, what must I do to make sure of eternal life?" Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God himself. You know the commandments, 'Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.' " read more.
And he said, "I have obeyed all these commandments ever since I was a child." When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "There is one thing that you still lack. Sell all that you have, and divide the money among the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine." But when he heard that, he was much cast down, for he was very rich. And when Jesus saw it, he said, "How hard it will be for those who have money to get into the Kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into the Kingdom of God!" And those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?"
And he said, "I have obeyed all these commandments ever since I was a child." When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "There is one thing that you still lack. Sell all that you have, and divide the money among the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine." But when he heard that, he was much cast down, for he was very rich. And when Jesus saw it, he said, "How hard it will be for those who have money to get into the Kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into the Kingdom of God!" And those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?"
Jesus answered him, "I tell you, no one can see the Kingdom of God unless he is born over again from above!" Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter his mother's womb over again and be born?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, if a man does not owe his birth to water and spirit, he cannot get into the Kingdom of God. read more.
Whatever owes its birth to the physical is physical, and whatever owes its birth to the Spirit is spiritual. Do not wonder at my telling you that you must be born over again from above. The wind blows wherever it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. That is the way with everyone who owes his birth to the Spirit." Nicodemus said to him, "How can that be?" Jesus answered, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet ignorant of this? I tell you, we know what we are talking about and we have seen the things we testify to, yet you all reject our testimony. If you will not believe the earthly things that I have told you, how can you believe the heavenly things I have to tell?
Whatever owes its birth to the physical is physical, and whatever owes its birth to the Spirit is spiritual. Do not wonder at my telling you that you must be born over again from above. The wind blows wherever it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. That is the way with everyone who owes his birth to the Spirit." Nicodemus said to him, "How can that be?" Jesus answered, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet ignorant of this? I tell you, we know what we are talking about and we have seen the things we testify to, yet you all reject our testimony. If you will not believe the earthly things that I have told you, how can you believe the heavenly things I have to tell?