Luke 3:15

American Standard Version (1901)

And as the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were the Christ;

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  • John 1:19-28 : 19 And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou? 20 And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No. 22 They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet. 24 And they had been sent from the Pharisees. 25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet? 26 John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not, 27 [ even] he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose. 28 These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
  • John 3:28-29 : 28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him. 29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is made full.
  • John 10:24 : 24 The Jews therefore came round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou hold us in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 11:2-3
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    2Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by his disciples

    3and said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?

  • John 3:24-26
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    24For John was not yet cast into prison.

    25There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purifying.

    26And they came unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

  • John 1:25-26
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    25And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?

    26John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,

  • Matt 21:25-26
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    25The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye not believe him?

    26But if we shall say, From men; we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet.

  • Luke 20:4-6
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    4The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?

    5And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him?

    6But if we shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

  • Luke 3:16
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    16John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you [ in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:

  • Luke 7:29
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    29And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

  • Acts 13:24-25
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    24when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

    25And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, What suppose ye that I am? I am not [he] . But behold, there cometh one after me the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to unloose.

  • Mark 11:30-32
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    30The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.

    31And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; He will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

    32But should we say, From men--they feared the people: for all verily held John to be a prophet.

  • Luke 3:10
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    10And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do?

  • Matt 3:3
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    3For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • Luke 7:18-20
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    18And the disciples of John told him of all these things.

    19And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to the Lord, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?

    20And when the men were come unto him, they said, John the Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?

  • Matt 3:1
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    1And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying,

  • Luke 7:24
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    24And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?

  • Mark 1:3-5
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    3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight;

    4John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.

    5And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; And they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

  • Matt 11:7
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    7And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?

  • Luke 3:3-4
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    3And he came into all the region round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins;

    4as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

  • Matt 3:13
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    13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

  • Mark 1:7-9
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    7And he preached, saying, There cometh after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

    8I baptized you in water; But he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit.

    9And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in the Jordan.

  • Acts 19:3-4
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    3And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.

    4And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on Jesus.

  • John 1:19
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    19And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?

  • John 1:31
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    31And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water.

  • Matt 3:5-6
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    5Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about the Jordan;

    6and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

  • Luke 9:7
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    7Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done: and he was much perplexed, because that it was said by some, that John was risen from the dead;

  • John 3:22
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    22After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

  • John 3:28
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    28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him.

  • John 1:33
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    33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize in water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit.

  • Matt 3:11
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    11I indeed baptize you in 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 in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:

  • Matt 17:13
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    13Then understood the disciples that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

  • Mark 6:20
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    20for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was much perplexed; and he heard him gladly.

  • Luke 1:66
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    66And all that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.