Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



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

Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the regions about Jordan, and were baptized by him in Jordan, on making confession of their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, O ye broods of vipers! who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? read more.
Produce then worthy fruits of repentance:


Then came Jesus from Galilee unto Jordan to John, that he might be baptized by him. But John earnestly withheld him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? But Jesus answering said unto him, Permit it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he permitted him. read more.
And Jesus, after his baptism, came straight from the water: and lo! the heavens were opened for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as it were a dove, and coming upon him:

The baptism of John whence was it? from heaven, or from men? Hereupon they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we reply, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?

John was baptising in the wilderness, and preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. And all the country of Judea went out to him, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptised by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

I indeed baptise you with water; but he shall baptise you with the Holy Ghost. And it came to pass in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and was baptised of John in Jordan. And immediately on going up from the water, he saw the heavens divided by a chasm, 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 multitudes who came out to be baptised by him, Ye broods of vipers, who hath warned you to fly from the approaching wrath? Produce then fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say in yourselves, We have a father, even Abraham; for I say unto you, That God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

Then came also the farmers of the taxes to be baptised, and they said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

Now it came to pass, at the time when John was baptising all the people, that Jesus also was baptised, and as he prayed, the heaven was opened,

And all the people when they heard it, and the publicans, glorified God, being baptised with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees and teachers of the law rejected the counsel of God towards themselves, not being baptised by him.

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

And they questioned him, and said to him, Why then dost thou baptise, if thou be not the Messiah, nor Elias, nor that prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptise with water: but in the midst of you hath stood a person, whom ye have not known;

These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptising.

And I knew him not: though that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore am I come baptising with water.

And I did not know him: but he that sent me baptising with water, he said to me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending as a dove, and resting upon him, that is he who baptiseth with the Holy Ghost.

Now John also was baptising at Enon, near to Salem, for there were many streams of water there: and they came, and were baptised.

and went again beyond Jordan, unto the place where John at first baptised; and there he abode.


even that which was the common talk through all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

Then I recollected the word of the Lord, how he had said, John indeed baptised with water; but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Ghost.

And he asked them, Into what then were ye baptised? And they replied, Into John's baptism. Then said Paul, John indeed baptised with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, That they should believe on him who was coming after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.


The baptism of John whence was it? from heaven, or from men? Hereupon they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we reply, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?

Then came also the farmers of the taxes to be baptised, and they said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

Now John also was baptising at Enon, near to Salem, for there were many streams of water there: and they came, and were baptised.

even that which was the common talk through all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;



And all the people when they heard it, and the publicans, glorified God, being baptised with the baptism of John.

John answered them, saying, I baptise with water: but in the midst of you hath stood a person, whom ye have not known;

John having preached before his first coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

And he asked them, Into what then were ye baptised? And they replied, Into John's baptism.


Then said Paul, John indeed baptised with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, That they should believe on him who was coming after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.

as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths strait: every valley shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be levelled, and the crooked ways made strait, and the rough roads smooth: and all flesh shall see the salvation of God."

Then Jesus answering said unto them, Elias indeed cometh first, and will reform all things.

as it is written in the prophets; "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, he shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths strait." John was baptising in the wilderness, and preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. read more.
And all the country of Judea went out to him, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptised by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with a camel's hair garment, and a girdle of leather about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying, One mightier than I is coming after me, the string of whose shoes I am not worthy, stooping down, to unloose. I indeed baptise you with water; but he shall baptise you with the Holy Ghost.

for he shall be great in the sight of the Lord; and he shall never drink wine, nor any intoxicating liquor; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord, their God. And he shall go forth before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to convert the hearts of fathers with their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people ready for the Lord.

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; to give the knowledge of salvation to his people, by the remission of their sins, through the bowels of mercy of our God; with which he hath visited us, as the dawn of the morning from on high, read more.
to illumine those who sat in darkness, and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace.

He came for a witness, that he might bear testimony concerning the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not the Light, but sent that he should bear testimony concerning the Light.

John bore witness concerning him, and cried, saying, This is he of whom I said, He that is coming after me, is before me: because before me he was.

Then said they to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us: What description givest thou of thyself? He said, I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way for the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah. And they who were sent, were of the Pharisees. read more.
And they questioned him, and said to him, Why then dost thou baptise, if thou be not the Messiah, nor Elias, nor that prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptise with water: but in the midst of you hath stood a person, whom ye have not known; it is he, though coming after me, who was before me, the thong of whole sandal I am not worthy to untie. These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptising.

And I knew him not: though that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore am I come baptising with water. And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it rested upon him. And I did not know him: but he that sent me baptising with water, he said to me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending as a dove, and resting upon him, that is he who baptiseth with the Holy Ghost. read more.
And I have seen it, and have borne testimony that this is the Son of God.

There is another who beareth witness of me, and I know that his witness is true which he witnesseth concerning me. Ye sent to John, and he bore testimony to the truth. But I receive not testimony from man: but I speak these things, that ye may believe. read more.
He was a lamp glowing and luminous: and ye were pleased for a time to exult in his light.

John having preached before his first coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. But as John was finishing his course, he said, Whom do ye suppose me to be? I am not [the Messiah]. But, behold! he is coming after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.



THEN in those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the desert country of Judea, and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is nigh. For this is the person spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths strait."

when Annas and Caiaphas were high-priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness; and he came into all the country on the confines of Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

A man was sent from God, whose name was John. He came for a witness, that he might bear testimony concerning the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not the Light, but sent that he should bear testimony concerning the Light.





when Annas and Caiaphas were high-priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness; and he came into all the country on the confines of Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;


The baptism of John whence was it? from heaven, or from men? Hereupon they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we reply, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?

Then came also the farmers of the taxes to be baptised, and they said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

Now John also was baptising at Enon, near to Salem, for there were many streams of water there: and they came, and were baptised.

even that which was the common talk through all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;



And all the people when they heard it, and the publicans, glorified God, being baptised with the baptism of John.

John answered them, saying, I baptise with water: but in the midst of you hath stood a person, whom ye have not known;

John having preached before his first coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

And he asked them, Into what then were ye baptised? And they replied, Into John's baptism.







The baptism of John whence was it? from heaven, or from men? Hereupon they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we reply, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?

Then came also the farmers of the taxes to be baptised, and they said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

Now John also was baptising at Enon, near to Salem, for there were many streams of water there: and they came, and were baptised.

even that which was the common talk through all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;



And all the people when they heard it, and the publicans, glorified God, being baptised with the baptism of John.

John answered them, saying, I baptise with water: but in the midst of you hath stood a person, whom ye have not known;

John having preached before his first coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

And he asked them, Into what then were ye baptised? And they replied, Into John's baptism.


Produce then fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say in yourselves, We have a father, even Abraham; for I say unto you, That God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.


And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, in like manner must the Son of man be lifted up: that every one who believeth on him may not perish, but have life eternal. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that every one who believeth in him should not perish, but have life eternal. read more.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world by him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is already under condemnation, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.





But it shall come to pass, that every soul which will not hearken to that prophet, shall be utterly exterminated from amidst the people."



Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and every one who is alive, and believeth in me, shall never die to eternity. Believest thou this?

And great multitudes followed him about: and he turned, and spoke to them, If any man cometh after me, and hateth not father, and mother, and wife and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, he cannot be my disciple. read more.
For what man of you designing to erect a tower, doth not first sitting down calculate the expence, if he have sufficient to complete the work? lest haply, after having laid the foundation, and being unable to finish it, all who look upon it begin to ridicule him, saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. Or what king, going forth to encounter another king in battle, doth not sit down first, and consult if he is able with ten thousand men to meet him who is coming against him with twenty thousand? and if he be not, whilst he is still at a distance, he sendeth an embassy, and desires terms of peace. So then, every one of you who will not part with all his possessions, cannot be my disciple.


Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we may work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye should believe on him whom he hath sent.

While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of the light. These things spake Jesus, and going away, concealed himself from them.

And lo! a person coming to him, said, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, in order to attain eternal life? Then he said to him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, even God: but if thou art desirous of entering into life, keep the commandments. He saith unto him, Which? Then said Jesus, these, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, read more.
Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. The young man saith to him, All these things have I observed from my youth: in what am I still deficient? Jesus said to him, If thou art desirous to be perfect, go, sell all thy substance, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and finding him, said to him, Believest thou in the Son of God?


And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, by doing what shall I inherit eternal life? Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good, but one, even God. Thou knowest the commandments, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. read more.
Then he said, All these things have I observed from my youth. Then Jesus hearing this, said to him, Yet one thing thou lackest: sell all whatsoever thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. But he, on hearing these things, was exceeding sorrowful: for he was very rich. Then Jesus, observing that he was very sorrowful, said, How difficultly shall they who have riches, enter into the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And those who heard it said, Who then can be saved?

Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus replied, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. read more.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the sound of it, but knowest not from whence it cometh, nor whither it goeth: just so is every one who is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said to him, Art thou a teacher of Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily, verity, I tell thee, That what we know we speak, and what we have seen we affirm; and ye receive not our testimony. If I have told you of earthly things, and ye believe not, how will you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?