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John the Baptist Prepares the Way
In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was,
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A Discussion about Fasting
One day the disciples of John the Baptist came to Jesus and asked him, “Why don’t your disciples fast like we do and the Pharisees do?”
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Jesus and John the Baptist
When Jesus had finished giving these instructions to his twelve disciples, he went out to teach and preach in towns throughout the region.
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John the Baptist, who was in prison, heard about all the things the Messiah was doing. So he sent his disciples to ask Jesus,
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“I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is!
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And from the time John the Baptist began preaching until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing, and violent people are attacking it.
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The Death of John the Baptist
When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about Jesus,
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he said to his advisers, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead! That is why he can do such miracles.”
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At her mother’s urging, the girl said, “I want the head of John the Baptist on a tray!”
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“Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets.”
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Then the disciples realized he was talking about John the Baptist.
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For John the Baptist came and showed you the right way to live, but you didn’t believe him, while tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even when you saw this happening, you refused to believe him and repent of your sins.
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John the Baptist Prepares the Way
This is the Good News about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God. It began
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This messenger was John the Baptist. He was in the wilderness and preached that people should be baptized to show that they had repented of their sins and turned to God to be forgiven.
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The Death of John the Baptist
Herod Antipas, the king, soon heard about Jesus, because everyone was talking about him. Some were saying, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead. That is why he can do such miracles.”
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She went out and asked her mother, “What should I ask for?” Her mother told her, “Ask for the head of John the Baptist!”
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So the girl hurried back to the king and told him, “I want the head of John the Baptist, right now, on a tray!”
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“Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other prophets.”
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The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
When Herod was king of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zechariah. He was a member of the priestly order of Abijah, and his wife, Elizabeth, was also from the priestly line of Aaron.
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The Birth of John the Baptist
When it was time for Elizabeth’s baby to be born, she gave birth to a son.
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John the Baptist Prepares the Way
It was now the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius, the Roman emperor. Pontius Pilate was governor over Judea; Herod Antipas was ruler over Galilee; his brother Philip was ruler over Iturea and Traconitis; Lysanias was ruler over Abilene.
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A Discussion about Fasting
One day some people said to Jesus, “John the Baptist’s disciples fast and pray regularly, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees. Why are your disciples always eating and drinking?”
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Jesus and John the Baptist
The disciples of John the Baptist told John about everything Jesus was doing. So John called for two of his disciples,
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John’s two disciples found Jesus and said to him, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?’”
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For John the Baptist didn’t spend his time eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He’s possessed by a demon.’
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Herod’s Confusion
When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about everything Jesus was doing, he was puzzled. Some were saying that John the Baptist had been raised from the dead.
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“Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other ancient prophets risen from the dead.”
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“Until John the Baptist, the law of Moses and the messages of the prophets were your guides. But now the Good News of the Kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is eager to get in.
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God sent a man, John the Baptist,
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The Testimony of John the Baptist
This was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Temple assistants from Jerusalem to ask John, “Who are you?”
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John the Baptist Exalts Jesus
Then Jesus and his disciples left Jerusalem and went into the Judean countryside. Jesus spent some time with them there, baptizing people.
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At this time John the Baptist was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, because there was plenty of water there; and people kept coming to him for baptism.
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In fact, you sent investigators to listen to John the Baptist, and his testimony about me was true.
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Before he came, John the Baptist preached that all the people of Israel needed to repent of their sins and turn to God and be baptized.
