John 5:35
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35 He was a burning and (A)shining lamp, and (B)you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.
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2 Peter 1:19
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19 And (A)we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention (B)as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until (C)the day (D)dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,
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John 1:7-8
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7 He came as a (A)witness, to bear witness about the light, (B)that all might believe through him. 8 (C)He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
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Matthew 11:11
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11 Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
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Luke 1:76-77
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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,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people
(D)in the forgiveness of their sins,
Matthew 3:5-7
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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, (A)confessing their sins.
7 But when he saw many of (B)the Pharisees and (C)Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, (D)“You brood of (E)vipers! Who warned you to flee from (F)the wrath to come?
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John 6:66
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66 (A)After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him.
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Luke 7:28
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28 I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
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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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Mark 6:20
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20 for Herod (A)feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he (B)heard him gladly.
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Matthew 21:26
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26 But if we say, ‘From man,’ (A)we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was (B)a prophet.”
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Matthew 13:20-21
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20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately (A)receives it with joy, 21 yet he has no root in himself, but (B)endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately (C)he falls away.[a]
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- Matthew 13:21 Or stumbles
Matthew 11:7-9
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7 As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out (A)into the wilderness to see? (B)A reed shaken by the wind? 8 What then did you go out to see? A man[a] dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. 9 What then did you go out to see? (C)A prophet?[b] Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
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- Matthew 11:8 Or Why then did you go out? To see a man…
- Matthew 11:9 Some manuscripts Why then did you go out? To see a prophet?
Galatians 4:15-16
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15 What then has become of your blessedness? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have gouged out your eyes and given them to me. 16 Have I then become your enemy by (A)telling you the truth?[a]
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- Galatians 4:16 Or by dealing truthfully with you
Ezekiel 33:31
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31 (A)And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for (B)with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.
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