Bible Cross References
Beginning
Acts 13:24
after John had first proclaimed before His coming, the baptism of repentance to Israel.
Acts 13:25
Now as John was finishing his course, he said, 'Whom do you suppose me to be? I am not He. But behold, there comes One after me, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loosen.'
Matthew 3:1-17
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In those days John the Baptist arrived preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
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and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!"
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For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: "A voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the LORD; make His paths straight.'"
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And John himself had his clothing [made] from camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
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Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan were going out to him
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and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
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But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
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Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance,
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and do not think to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham out of these stones.
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But even now, the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
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I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit,
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whose winnowing shovel is in His hand, and He will thoroughly purge His threshing floor, and He will gather His wheat into the barn; but the chaff He will burn up with unquenchable fire."
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Then Jesus arrived from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him.
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But John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I have need by You to be baptized, and You are coming to me?"
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But Jesus answered and said to him, "Permit it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he permitted Him.
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And having been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him.
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And behold, a voice came out of the heavens, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I have found delight."
Mark 1:1
THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD.
Mark 1:3-8
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"A voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make His paths straight.'"
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John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
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And all the Judean country and the inhabitants of Jerusalem went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
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Now John was clothed with camel's hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and was eating locusts and wild honey.
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And he was preaching, saying, "There comes One after me who is stronger than me, of whom I am not worthy to stoop down and to loose the strap of His sandal.
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I baptized you in water, but He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit."
Luke 3:1-18
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Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governing Judea, and while Herod governed as tetrarch of Galilee, and while Philip his brother governed as tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and while Lysanias governed as tetrarch of Abilene,
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in the time of the high priest Annas and [the high priest] Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
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And he went into all the surrounding region of the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
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as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: "A voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the LORD, make His paths straight.
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Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill shall be humbled; the crooked roads shall become straight, and the rough [roads] shall become smooth;
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and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'"
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Then he said to the crowds which came out to be baptized by him, "Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
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Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham out of these stones.
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And even now the ax is being laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and is thrown into the fire."
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So the people were asking him, saying, "What shall we do then?"
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He answered and said to them, "He who has two shirts, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise."
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Then tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?"
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And he said to them, "Collect nothing more than the [amount] which has been commanded to you."
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Likewise the soldiers also were asking him, saying, "And what shall we do?" So he said to them, "Do not intimidate anyone or accuse [anyone] falsely, and be content with your wages."
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Now while the people waited, and all considered in their hearts about John, whether he might be the Christ,
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John answered, saying to all, "I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire;
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whose winnowing shovel is in His hand, and He will thoroughly purge His threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn up with unquenchable fire."
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And with many other exhortations he proclaimed the good news to the people.
John 1:28-51
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These things happened in Bethany, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
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This is the [One] about whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who ranks before me, because He was before me.'
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"I did not know Him; but that He should be made manifest to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water."
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And John testified, saying, "I have beheld the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him.
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I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'Upon whom you see the Spirit descending and abiding on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'
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"And I have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God."
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Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples.
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And looking at Jesus as He [was] walking, he said, "Behold the Lamb of God!"
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The two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.
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Then Jesus turned and observed them following, and said to them, "What are you seeking?" They said to Him, "Rabbi" (which is translated, Teacher), "where are You staying?"
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He said to them, "Come and see." They came and saw where He was staying, and they stayed with Him that day. It was about the tenth hour.
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One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
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He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which is translated, the Christ).
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And he led him to Jesus. Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, "You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas" (which is translated, A Stone).
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On the next day He wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, "Follow Me."
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Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
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Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found the [One] about whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the Prophets--Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
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And Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
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Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said about him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!"
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Nathanael said to Him, "From where do You know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
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Nathanael answered and said to Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"
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Jesus answered and said to him, "Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than these."
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And He said to him, "Most assuredly I say to you, from now on you shall see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."
unto
Acts 1:2
until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen,
Acts 1:9
Now after He said these things, while they were beholding [Him], He was lifted up, and a cloud withdrew Him from their sight.
witness
Acts 1:8
But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
Acts 4:33
And with great power the apostles were giving forth their witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all.
John 15:27
And you also will testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
Hebrews 2:3
how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which in the beginning was spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard [Him],