Matthew 14:2
And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he has come back from the dead, and so these powers are working in him.
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Referenced Verses
- Matt 16:14 : 14 And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
- Mark 8:28 : 28 And they made answer, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.
- John 10:41 : 41 And a great number of people came to him, saying, John did no sign: but everything John said of this man was true.
- Matt 11:11 : 11 Truly I say to you, Among the sons of women there has not been a greater than John the Baptist: but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
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- Mark 6:14-163 verses90%
14 And king Herod had news of him, because his name was on the lips of all; and he said, John the Baptist has come back from the dead, and for this reason these powers are working in him.
15 But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.
16 But Herod, when he had news of it, said, John, whom I put to death, has come back from the dead.
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1 At that time news of Jesus came to Herod the king;
- Luke 9:7-93 verses80%
7 Now Herod the king had news of all these things: and he was in doubt, because it was said by some people that John had come back from the dead;
8 And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.
9 And Herod said, I put John to death: but who is this, of whom such stories are given to me? And he had a desire to see him.
- Matt 11:2-54 verses77%
2 Now when John had news in prison of the works of the Christ, he sent his disciples
3 To say to him, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?
4 And Jesus, answering, said to them, Go and give news to John of the things which you are seeing and hearing:
5 The blind see; those who were not able to, are walking; lepers are made clean; those who were without hearing, now have their ears open; the dead come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.
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3 For Herod had taken John and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
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13 Then the disciples saw that he was talking to them of John the Baptist.
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19 And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.
- Luke 7:14-185 verses73%
14 And he came near, and put his hand on the stretcher where the dead man was: and those who were moving it came to a stop. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Get up.
15 And the dead man got up, and words came from his lips. And he gave him to his mother.
16 And fear came on all, and they gave praise to God, saying, A great prophet is among us: and, God has given thought to his people.
17 And this story about him went through all Judaea and the places round about.
18 And the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.
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14 And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
- Luke 7:20-223 verses72%
20 And when the men came to him they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?
21 At that time, he made a number of people free from their diseases and their pains, and from evil spirits; and to others who were blind he gave back the use of their eyes.
22 And answering them he said, Go back and give news to John of what you have seen, and the things which have come to your ears; the blind now see, those who had no power in their legs are walking, lepers are made clean, those who had no hearing now have their ears open, dead men come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.
- John 12:17-182 verses71%
17 Now the people who were with him when his voice came to Lazarus in the place of the dead, and gave him life again, had been talking about it.
18 And that was the reason the people went out to him, because it had come to their ears that he had done this sign.
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26 And 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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20 For Herod was in fear of John, being conscious that he was an upright and holy man, and kept him safe. And hearing him, he was much troubled; and he gave ear to him gladly.
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12 And his disciples came, and took up his body and put it in the earth; and they went and gave Jesus news of what had taken place.
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12 Now when it came to his ears that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee;
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5 And he would have put him to death, but for his fear of the people, because in their eyes John was a prophet.
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30 But God gave him back from the dead:
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28 And they made answer, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.
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14 Now after John had been put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God,
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10 And he sent and had John's head cut off in the prison.
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37 That word you yourselves have knowledge of, which was made public through all Judaea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism of which John was the preacher,
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44 And he who was dead came out, with linen bands folded tightly about his hands and feet, and a cloth about his face. Jesus said to them, Make him free and let him go.
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8 But when the people saw it they were full of fear, and gave glory to God who had given such authority to men.
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22 So when he had come back again from the dead, the memory of these words came back to the disciples, and they had faith in the holy Writings and in the word which Jesus had said.
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41 And a great number of people came to him, saying, John did no sign: but everything John said of this man was true.
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43 And they were full of wonder at the great power of God. But while they were all wondering at all the things which he did, he said to his disciples,
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54 But he, taking her hand, said to her, My child, get up.
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30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven or from men? give me an answer.
- Matt 11:10-112 verses69%
10 This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.
11 Truly I say to you, Among the sons of women there has not been a greater than John the Baptist: but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
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7 And go quickly and give his disciples the news that he has come back from the dead, and is going before you into Galilee; there you will see him, as I have said to you.
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6 And he said to them, Do not be troubled: you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been put to death on the cross; he has come back from the dead; he is not here: see, the place where they put him!
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14 And Jesus came back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news of him went through all the country round about.
- Luke 3:19-202 verses69%
19 But Herod the king, because John had made a protest on account of Herodias, his brother's wife, and other evil things which Herod had done,
20 Did this most evil thing of all, and had John shut up in prison.
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14 And when the people saw the sign which he had done, they said, Truly, this is the prophet who is to come into the world.