Bible Cross References
A. M. 3999. B.C. 5. a man
John 1:33
I still did not know that he was the one, but God, who sent me to baptize with water, had said to me, 'You will see the Spirit come down and stay on a man; he is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'
John 3:28
You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, 'I am not the Messiah, but I have been sent ahead of him.'
Isaiah 40:3-5
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A voice cries out, "Prepare in the wilderness a road for the LORD! Clear the way in the desert for our God!
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Fill every valley; level every mountain. The hills will become a plain, and the rough country will be made smooth.
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Then the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all people will see it. The LORD himself has promised this."
Malachi 3:1
The LORD Almighty answers, "I will send my messenger to prepare the way for me. Then the Lord you are looking for will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger you long to see will come and proclaim my covenant."
Malachi 4:5
"But before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes, I will send you the prophet Elijah.
Malachi 4:6
He will bring fathers and children together again; otherwise I would have to come and destroy your country."
Matthew 3:1-11
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At that time John the Baptist came to the desert of Judea and started preaching.
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"Turn away from your sins," he said, "because the Kingdom of heaven is near!"
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John was the man the prophet Isaiah was talking about when he said, "Someone is shouting in the desert, 'Prepare a road for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel!' "
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John's clothes were made of camel's hair; he wore a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
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People came to him from Jerusalem, from the whole province of Judea, and from all over the country near the Jordan River.
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They confessed their sins, and he baptized them in the Jordan.
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When John saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to him to be baptized, he said to them, "You snakes---who told you that you could escape from the punishment God is about to send?
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Do those things that will show that you have turned from your sins.
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And don't think you can escape punishment by saying that Abraham is your ancestor. I tell you that God can take these rocks and make descendants for Abraham!
10
The ax is ready to cut down the trees at the roots; every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown in the fire.
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I baptize you with water to show that you have repented, but the one who will come after me will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. He is much greater than I am; and I am not good enough even to carry his sandals.
Matthew 11:10
For John is the one of whom the scripture says: 'God said, I will send my messenger ahead of you to open the way for you.'
Matthew 21:25
Where did John's right to baptize come from: was it from God or from human beings?" They started to argue among themselves, "What shall we say? If we answer, 'From God,' he will say to us, 'Why, then, did you not believe John?'
Mark 1:1-8
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This is the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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It began as the prophet Isaiah had written: "God said, 'I will send my messenger ahead of you to open the way for you.'
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Someone is shouting in the desert, 'Get the road ready for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel!' "
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So John appeared in the desert, baptizing and preaching. "Turn away from your sins and be baptized," he told the people, "and God will forgive your sins."
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Many people from the province of Judea and the city of Jerusalem went out to hear John. They confessed their sins, and he baptized them in the Jordan River.
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John wore clothes made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
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He announced to the people, "The man who will come after me is much greater than I am. I am not good enough even to bend down and untie his sandals.
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I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
Luke 1:15-17
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John will be great in the Lord's sight. He must not drink any wine or strong drink. From his very birth he will be filled with the Holy Spirit,
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and he will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.
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He will go ahead of the Lord, strong and mighty like the prophet Elijah. He will bring fathers and children together again; he will turn disobedient people back to the way of thinking of the righteous; he will get the Lord's people ready for him."
Luke 1:76-17
Luke 3:2-20
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and Annas and Caiaphas were High Priests. At that time the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the desert.
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So John went throughout the whole territory of the Jordan River, preaching, "Turn away from your sins and be baptized, and God will forgive your sins."
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As it is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah: "Someone is shouting in the desert: 'Get the road ready for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel!
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Every valley must be filled up, every hill and mountain leveled off. The winding roads must be made straight, and the rough paths made smooth.
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The whole human race will see God's salvation!' "
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Crowds of people came out to John to be baptized by him. "You snakes!" he said to them. "Who told you that you could escape from the punishment God is about to send?
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Do those things that will show that you have turned from your sins. And don't start saying among yourselves that Abraham is your ancestor. I tell you that God can take these rocks and make descendants for Abraham!
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The ax is ready to cut down the trees at the roots; every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown in the fire."
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The people asked him, "What are we to do, then?"
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He answered, "Whoever has two shirts must give one to the man who has none, and whoever has food must share it."
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Some tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, "Teacher, what are we to do?"
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"Don't collect more than is legal," he told them.
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Some soldiers also asked him, "What about us? What are we to do?" He said to them, "Don't take money from anyone by force or accuse anyone falsely. Be content with your pay."
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People's hopes began to rise, and they began to wonder whether John perhaps might be the Messiah.
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So John said to all of them, "I baptize you with water, but someone is coming who is much greater than I am. I am not good enough even to untie his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
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He has his winnowing shovel with him, to thresh out all the grain and gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn the chaff in a fire that never goes out."
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In many different ways John preached the Good News to the people and urged them to change their ways.
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But John reprimanded Governor Herod, because he had married Herodias, his brother's wife, and had done many other evil things.
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Then Herod did an even worse thing by putting John in prison.
Acts 13:24
Before Jesus began his work, John preached to all the people of Israel that they should turn from their sins and be baptized.
John
Luke 1:13
But the angel said to him, "Don't be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son. You are to name him John.
Luke 1:61-63
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They said to her, "But you don't have any relative with that name!"
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Then they made signs to his father, asking him what name he would like the boy to have.
63
Zechariah asked for a writing pad and wrote, "His name is John." How surprised they all were!