Bible Cross References
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Luke 3:1
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
Luke 3:2
while Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the Word of God came upon John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
John
Matthew 11:11
Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Immerser; but he who is least in the kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.
Matthew 14:2-14
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and said to his servants, This is John the Immerser; he is risen from the dead, and therefore these works of power are at work in him.
3
For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
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Because John had said to him, It is not lawful for you to have her.
5
And although he wanted to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
6
But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod.
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Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.
8
So she, having been instructed by her mother, said, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Immerser.
9
And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he commanded it to be given to her.
10
So he sent and had John beheaded in prison.
11
And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
12
And his disciples came and took away the body and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
13
When Jesus heard it, He withdrew from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself. And when the multitudes heard it, they followed Him on foot out of the cities.
14
And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.
Matthew 16:14
So they said, Some say John the Immerser, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.
Matthew 17:12
But I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. Likewise the Son of Man is also about to suffer under them.
Matthew 17:13
Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them of John the Immerser.
Matthew 21:25-27
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The immersion of John; where was it from? From Heaven or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From Heaven, He will say to us, Why then did you not believe him?
26
But if we say, From men, we fear the multitude, for everyone holds John as a prophet.
27
So they answered Jesus and said, We do not know. And He said to them, Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Matthew 21:32-27
Mark 1:4
John came immersing in the wilderness and preaching an immersion of repentance for the remission of sins.
Mark 1:15
and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.
Mark 6:16-29
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But when Herod heard, he said, This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead.
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For Herod himself had sent and laid hold of John, and bound him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; for he had married her.
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For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.
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Therefore Herodias held it against him and wanted to kill him, but was not able;
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for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
21
Then an opportune day came when Herod on his birthday made a feast for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.
22
And when Herodias' daughter herself came in and danced, and pleased Herod and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.
23
He also swore to her, Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.
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So she went out and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Immerser.
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And immediately she came in with haste to the king and asked, saying, I want you to give me on a platter at once the head of John the Immerser.
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And the king was exceedingly sorry; yet, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he did not want to slight her.
27
And immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in prison,
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brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
29
And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took away his corpse and laid it in a tomb.
Luke 1:13-17
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But the angel said to him, Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
14
And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.
15
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
16
And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.
17
He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
Luke 1:76-17
Luke 3:2-20
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while Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the Word of God came upon John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
3
And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching an immersion of repentance for the remission of sins,
4
as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; make His paths straight.
5
Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill made low; the crooked places shall be made straight and the rough ways level;
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and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
7
Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be immersed by him, Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8
Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father. For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
9
And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
10
So the multitudes asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
11
He answered and said to them, He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise.
12
Then tax collectors also came to be immersed, and said to him, Teacher, what shall we do?
13
And he said to them, Collect no more than what is appointed for you.
14
Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, And what shall we do? So he said to them, Do not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.
15
Now as the people were in expectation, and all reasoned in their hearts about John, whether or not he was the Christ,
16
John answered, saying to them all, I indeed immerse you in water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire.
17
His winnowing shovel is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire.
18
And with many other exhortations he preached to the people.
19
But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
20
also added this, above all, that he shut John up in prison.
John 1:6-8
6
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7
This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through Him might believe.
8
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
John 1:15-36
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John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, This was He of whom I said, He who arrives after me appeared in history before me, for He existed before me.
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And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
17
For the Law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18
No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
19
Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you?
20
He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, I am not the Christ.
21
And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? He said, I am not. Are you the Prophet? And he answered, No.
22
Then they said to him, Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?
23
He said: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, as the prophet Isaiah said.
24
Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees.
25
And they asked him, saying, Why then do you immerse if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?
26
John answered them, saying, I immerse in water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know.
27
It is He who, arriving after me, appeared in history before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.
28
These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was immersing.
29
The next day John sees Jesus coming toward him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
30
This is He of whom I said, After me arrives a Man who appeared in history before me, for He existed before me.
31
I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I come immersing in water.
32
And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending out of Heaven like a dove, and He abode upon Him.
33
I did not know Him, but He who sent me to immerse in water said to me, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who immerses in the Holy Spirit.
34
And I have seen and borne witness that this is the Son of God.
35
Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples.
36
And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, Behold the Lamb of God!
John 3:27-36
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John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from Heaven.
28
You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, I have been sent to go before Him.
29
He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.
30
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31
He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from Heaven is above all.
32
And what He has seen and heard, this He testifies; and no one receives His testimony.
33
He who has received His testimony has set his seal that God is true.
34
For He whom God has sent speaks the Words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.
35
The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand.
36
The one believing into the Son has eternal life; but the one disobeying the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.
Acts 1:22
beginning from the immersion of John until the day when He was taken up from us, it is necessary for one of these to become a witness with us of His resurrection.
Acts 13:24
when John had first preached, before His coming on the scene, an immersion of repentance to all the people of Israel.
Acts 13:25
And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Who do you think I am? I am not He. But behold, there comes One after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.
Acts 19:3
So he said to them, Into what then were you immersed? And they said, Into John's immersion.
Acts 19:4
Then Paul said, John indeed immersed with an immersion of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
preaching
Isaiah 40:3-6
3
The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, Prepare the way of Jehovah, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked places shall be made level, and the rough places a plain;
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and the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Jehovah has spoken.
6
The voice said, Cry out! And he said, What shall I proclaim? All flesh is grass, and all the goodness of it is as the flower of the field.
Mark 1:7
And he preached, saying, There comes One after me who is mightier than I, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.
Luke 1:17
He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
the wilderness
Matthew 11:7
And as they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Joshua 14:10
And now, behold, Jehovah has kept me alive, as He said, these forty-five years, ever since Jehovah spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day, eighty-five years old.
Joshua 15:61
In the wilderness: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
Joshua 15:62
Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi: six cities with their villages.
Luke 7:24
And when the messengers of John had departed, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning John: What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?