John 1:32
And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him.
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- Matt 3:16 : 16 And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;
- Mark 1:10 : 10 And straight away, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens broken open and the Spirit coming down on him as a dove:
- Luke 3:22 : 22 The Holy Spirit came down in the form of a dove, and a voice came from heaven, saying, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
- John 1:7 : 7 He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him.
- John 5:32 : 32 There is another who gives witness about me and I am certain that the witness he gives about me is true.
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- John 1:33-364 verses88%
33I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit.
34This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.
35The day after, John was there again with two of his disciples;
36And looking at Jesus while he was walking he said, See, there is the Lamb of God!
- Matt 3:13-175 verses85%
13Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be given baptism by him.
14But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?
15But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.
16And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;
17And a voice came out of heaven, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
- Mark 1:7-115 verses84%
7And he said to them all, There is one coming after me who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.
8I have given you baptism with water, but he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit.
9And it came about in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was given baptism by John in the Jordan.
10And straight away, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens broken open and the Spirit coming down on him as a dove:
11And a voice came out of heaven, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
- Luke 3:21-222 verses80%
21Now it came about that when all the people had been given baptism, Jesus, having had baptism with them, was in prayer, when, the heaven being open,
22The Holy Spirit came down in the form of a dove, and a voice came from heaven, saying, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
- John 1:28-314 verses79%
28These things took place at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was giving baptism.
29The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
30This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.
31I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.
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26And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.
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16John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:
- John 1:14-152 verses73%
14And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.
15John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.
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16And the words of the Lord came into my mind, how he said, The baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit.
- John 1:25-262 verses73%
25And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?
26John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge;
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5For the baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit, after a little time.
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22After these things Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judaea, and there he was with them for some time, giving baptism.
- John 1:6-83 verses72%
6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him.
8He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.
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2Who gave witness of the word of God, and of the witness of Jesus Christ, even of all the things which he saw.
- 1 John 5:6-72 verses71%
6This is he who came by water and by blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only but by water and by blood.
7And the Spirit is the witness, because the Spirit is true.
- John 5:32-332 verses71%
32There is another who gives witness about me and I am certain that the witness he gives about me is true.
33You sent to John and he gave true witness.
- Mark 1:4-52 verses71%
4John came, and gave baptism in the waste land, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.
5And there went out to him all the people of Judaea, and all those of Jerusalem, and they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying that they were sinners.
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19And this is the witness of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him with the question, Who are you?
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11Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire:
- John 3:31-322 verses70%
31He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over all.
32He gives witness of what he has seen and of what has come to his ears; and no man takes his witness as true.
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40And he went again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John first gave baptism; and he was there for a time.
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3And they saw tongues, like flames of fire, coming to rest on every one of them.
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18And the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.
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34For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.
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17For God the Father gave him honour and glory, when such a voice came to him out of the great glory, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
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28You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.
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26When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father even the Spirit of true knowledge who comes from the Father--he will give witness about me;