John 1:6
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6 There was a man (A)sent from God, whose name was (B)John.
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Malachi 3:1
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Isaiah 40:3-5
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3 (A)A voice cries:[a]
(B)“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
(C)make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4 (D)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.
5 (E)And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together,
(F)for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
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- Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one crying
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 1:33
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33 I myself did not know him, but (A)he who sent me to baptize (B)with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, (C)this is he who baptizes (D)with the Holy Spirit.’
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Luke 1:76
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76 And you, child, will be called (A)the prophet of (B)the Most High;
for (C)you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
Acts 13:24
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24 Before his coming, (A)John had proclaimed (B)a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
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Mark 1:1-8
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John the Baptist Prepares the Way
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, (A)the Son of God.[a]
2 (B)As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,[b]
(C)“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way,
3 (D)the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(E)‘Prepare[c] the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’”
4 (F)John appeared, baptizing in (G)the wilderness and proclaiming (H)a baptism of (I)repentance (J)for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, (K)confessing their sins. 6 Now John was (L)clothed with camel's hair and (M)wore a leather belt around his waist and ate (N)locusts and (O)wild honey. 7 And he preached, saying, (P)“After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8 (Q)I have baptized you with water, but (R)he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
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Matthew 11:10
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10 This is he of whom it is written,
(A)“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’
Matthew 3:1-11
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John the Baptist Prepares the Way
3 (A)In those days (B)John the Baptist came preaching in (C)the wilderness of Judea, 2 (D)“Repent, for (E)the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”[a] 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,
(F)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(G)‘Prepare[b] the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.’”
4 Now John wore (H)a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was (I)locusts and (J)wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, (K)confessing their sins.
7 But when he saw many of (L)the Pharisees and (M)Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, (N)“You brood of (O)vipers! Who warned you to flee from (P)the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruit (Q)in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, (R)‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from (S)these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. (T)Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
11 (U)“I baptize you with water (V)for repentance, but (W)he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you (X)with the Holy Spirit and (Y)fire.
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- Matthew 3:2 Or the kingdom of heaven has come near
- Matthew 3:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness
Malachi 4:5-6
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5 (A)“Behold, I will send you (B)Elijah the prophet (C)before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. 6 And he will (D)turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and (E)strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.”[a]
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- Malachi 4:6 The Hebrew term rendered decree of utter destruction refers to things devoted (or set apart) to the Lord (or by the Lord) for destruction
Luke 3:2-20
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2 during (A)the high priesthood of Annas and (B)Caiaphas, (C)the word of God came to (D)John the son of Zechariah in (E)the wilderness. 3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming (F)a baptism of repentance (G)for the forgiveness of sins. 4 As it is written in (H)the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,
(I)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(J)‘Prepare the way of the Lord,[a]
make his paths straight.
5 (K)Every valley shall be filled,
(L)and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
(M)and the crooked shall become straight,
and the rough places shall become level ways,
6 (N)and all flesh shall see (O)the salvation of God.’”
7 He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, (P)“You brood of (Q)vipers! Who warned you to flee from (R)the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruits (S)in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, (T)‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God is able from (U)these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 9 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. (V)Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
10 And the crowds asked him, (W)“What then shall we do?” 11 And he answered them, (X)“Whoever has two tunics[b] is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.” 12 (Y)Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, “Teacher, (Z)what shall we do?” 13 And he said to them, (AA)“Collect no more than you are authorized to do.” 14 Soldiers also asked him, “And we, (AB)what shall we do?” And he said to them, (AC)“Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your (AD)wages.”
15 As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, (AE)whether he might be (AF)the Christ, 16 (AG)John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but (AH)he who is mightier than I is coming, (AI)the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you (AJ)with the Holy Spirit and (AK)fire. 17 His (AL)winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to (AM)gather the wheat into his barn, (AN)but the chaff he will burn with (AO)unquenchable fire.”
18 So (AP)with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people. 19 But (AQ)Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done, 20 added this to them all, that (AR)he locked up John in prison.
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Luke 1:61-63
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61 And they said to her, “None of your relatives is called by this name.” 62 And (A)they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called. 63 And he asked for (B)a writing tablet and wrote, (C)“His name is John.” And they all wondered.
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Luke 1:15-17
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15 for he will be (A)great before the Lord. And (B)he must not drink wine or strong (C)drink, and (D)he will be (E)filled with the Holy Spirit, (F)even from his mother's womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and (G)he will go before him (H)in the spirit and power of Elijah, (I)to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and (J)the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, (K)to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”
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Luke 1:13
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13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for (A)your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and (B)you shall call his name John.
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Matthew 21:25
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25 The baptism of John, (A)from where did it come? (B)From heaven or from man?” And they discussed it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, (C)‘Why then did you not believe him?’
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