John 3:28
King James Version
28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
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John 3:28
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28 You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.’(A)
John 1:20
King James Version
20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
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John 1:20
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20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”(A)
John 1:23
King James Version
23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
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John 1:23
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23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness,(A) ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”[a](B)
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- John 1:23 Isaiah 40:3
Malachi 3:1
King James Version
3 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.
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Luke 1:16-17
King James Version
16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, 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.
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Luke 1:16-17
New International Version
16 He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go on before the Lord,(A) in the spirit and power of Elijah,(B) to turn the hearts of the parents to their children(C) and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”(D)
Mark 1:2-3
King James Version
2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
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Mark 1:2-3
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Matthew 3:11-12
King James Version
11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
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Matthew 3:11-12
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11 “I baptize you with[a] water for repentance.(A) But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit(B) and fire.(C) 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”(D)
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- Matthew 3:11 Or in
- Matthew 3:11 Or in
Matthew 3:3
King James Version
3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
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Matthew 3:3
New International Version
3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:
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- Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3
John 1:25
King James Version
25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
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John 1:25
New International Version
25 questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
Luke 3:4-6
King James Version
4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
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Luke 3:4-6
New International Version
4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:
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- Luke 3:6 Isaiah 40:3-5
Luke 1:76
King James Version
76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
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Luke 1:76
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Malachi 4:4-5
King James Version
4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:
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John 1:27
King James Version
27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
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John 1:27
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