John 1:31
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31 I myself did not know him, but I came baptizing with water for this reason, that he might be revealed to Israel.”
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Malachi 3:1
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The Coming Messenger
3 See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.(A)
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Luke 1:17
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17 With the spirit and power of Elijah he will go before him, to turn the hearts of parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”(A)
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Acts 19:4
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4 Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus.”(A)
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John 1:33
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33 I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’(A)
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John 1:7
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7 He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.
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Luke 3:3-4
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3 He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, 4 as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah,
“The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.(A)
Mark 1:3-5
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3 the voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight,’ ”(A)
4 so John the baptizer appeared[a] in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.(B) 5 And the whole Judean region and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him and were baptized by him in the River Jordan, confessing their sins.
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Matthew 3:6
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6 and they were baptized by him in the River Jordan, confessing their sins.(A)
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Malachi 4:2-5
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2 But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.(A) 3 And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says the Lord of hosts.(B)
4 Remember the teaching of my servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.(C)
5 See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.(D)
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Isaiah 40:3-5
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3 A voice cries out:
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
make straight in the desert a highway for our God.(A)
4 Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.(B)
5 Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together,
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Luke 2:39-42
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The Return to Nazareth
39 When they had finished everything required by the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.(A) 40 The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.(B)
The Boy Jesus in the Temple
41 Now every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover.(C) 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up as usual for the festival.
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Luke 1:76-80
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76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,(A)
77 to give his people knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins.(B)
78 Because of the tender mercy of our God,
the dawn from on high will break[a] upon[b] us,
79 to shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”(C)
80 The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he appeared publicly to Israel.(D)
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