Bible Cross References
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John 1:33
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.
John 3:28
You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, I have been sent to go before Him.
Isaiah 40:3-5
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The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, Prepare the way of Jehovah, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
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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.
Malachi 3:1
Behold, I send My messenger, and He will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord whom you seek shall suddenly come to His temple, even the Messenger of the Covenant, in whom you delight. Behold, He comes, says Jehovah of Hosts.
Malachi 4:5
Behold, I am sending you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of Jehovah.
Malachi 4:6
And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the sons, and the heart of the sons to their fathers, that I not come and strike the earth with utter destruction.
Matthew 3:1-11
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In those days John the Immerser came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
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and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven has drawn near!
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For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; make His paths straight.
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And John himself was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather waistband around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
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Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him
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and were immersed by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
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But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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Therefore bring forth fruits worthy of repentance,
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and do not think 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.
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And now already the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore any tree which does not bear good fruit is cut off and thrown into the fire.
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I indeed immerse you in water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire;
Matthew 11:10
For this is he of whom it is written: Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.
Matthew 21:25
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?
Mark 1:1-8
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The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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As it is written in the Prophets: Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.
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The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; make His paths straight.
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John came immersing in the wilderness and preaching an immersion of repentance for the remission of sins.
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And all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all immersed 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 waistband around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
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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.
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I indeed immerse you in water, but He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit.
Luke 1:15-17
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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.
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And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.
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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.
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And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching an immersion of repentance for the remission of sins,
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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So the multitudes asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
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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.
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Then tax collectors also came to be immersed, and said to him, Teacher, what shall we do?
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And he said to them, Collect no more than what is appointed for you.
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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.
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Now as the people were in expectation, and all reasoned in their hearts about John, whether or not he was the Christ,
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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.
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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.
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And with many other exhortations he preached to the people.
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But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
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also added this, above all, that he shut John up in prison.
Acts 13:24
when John had first preached, before His coming on the scene, an immersion of repentance to all the people of Israel.
John
Luke 1:13
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.
Luke 1:61-63
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But they said to her, There is no one among your kindred who is called by this name.
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So they made signs to his father; what he would have him called.
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And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. So they all marveled.