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John 3:28
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John 3:28
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28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, (A)‘I am not the Christ,’ but, (B)‘I have been sent before Him.’
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John 3:28
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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
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John 1:20
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20 (A)He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
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John 1:20
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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
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John 1:23
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23 He said: (A)“I am
(B)‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
“Make straight the way of the Lord,” ’
as the prophet Isaiah said.”
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John 1:23
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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
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Malachi 3:1
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The Coming Messenger
3 “Behold, (A)I send My messenger,
And he will (B)prepare the way before Me.
And the Lord, whom you seek,
Will suddenly come to His temple,
(C)Even the Messenger of the covenant,
In whom you delight.
Behold, (D)He is coming,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
Luke 1:16-17
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Luke 1:16-17
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16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 (A)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.”
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Luke 1:16-17
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Luke 1:16-17
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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
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Mark 1:2-3
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2 As it is written in [a]the Prophets:
(A)“Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,
Who will prepare Your way before You.”
3 “The(B) voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”
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- Mark 1:2 NU Isaiah the prophet
Mark 1:2-3
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Mark 1:2-3
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Matthew 3:11-12
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Matthew 3:11-12
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11 (A)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. (B)He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit [a]and fire. 12 (C)His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will (D)burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
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- Matthew 3:11 M omits and fire
Matthew 3:11-12
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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
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Matthew 3:3
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3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:
(A)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(B)‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”
Matthew 3:3
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Matthew 3:3
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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
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John 1:25
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25 And they asked him, saying, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
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John 1:25
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John 1:25
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25 questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
Luke 3:4-6
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Luke 3:4-6
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4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying:
(A)“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 brought low;
The crooked places shall be made straight
And the rough ways smooth;
6 And (B)all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’ ”
Luke 3:4-6
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Luke 3:4-6
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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
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Luke 1:76
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76 “And you, child, will be called the (A)prophet of the Highest;
For (B)you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
Luke 1:76
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Luke 1:76
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Malachi 4:4-5
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Malachi 4:4-5
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4 “Remember the (A)Law of Moses, My servant,
Which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel,
With (B)the statutes and judgments.
5 Behold, I will send you (C)Elijah the prophet
(D)Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
John 1:27
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John 1:27
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27 (A)It is He who, coming after me, [a]is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.”
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John 1:27
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John 1:27
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