John 1:6

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There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

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  • Mal 3:1 : 1 Behold, I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Suddenly, the Lord whom you are seeking will come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—behold, he is coming,
  • John 3:28 : 28 'You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent ahead of Him.’
  • John 1:33 : 33 I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'
  • Isa 40:3-5 : 3 A voice of one calling: In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. 5 And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
  • Acts 13:24 : 24 Before His coming, John had already proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
  • Matt 11:10 : 10 This is the one about whom it is written: 'Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.'
  • Luke 1:13 : 13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.
  • Luke 1:61-63 : 61 They said to her, 'None of your relatives has that name.' 62 So they motioned to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child. 63 He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, 'His name is John.' And they were all amazed.
  • Luke 1:76 : 76 And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare His ways,
  • Luke 3:2-9 : 2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness. 3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, 4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.'" 5 Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low; the crooked paths will become straight, and the rough ways will be made smooth, 6 and all humanity will see God's salvation. 7 John said to the crowds coming to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?" 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones. 9 The axe is already laid at the root of the trees, so every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. 10 The crowds were asking him, "What, then, should we do?" 11 He replied to them, "Anyone who has two tunics must share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food must do the same." 12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, "Teacher, what should we do?" 13 He told them, "Do not collect anything more than what is required." 14 Then some soldiers also questioned him, saying, "And what should we do?" He replied to them, "Do not extort money from anyone or accuse anyone falsely; be content with your wages." 15 As the people were waiting expectantly and all were pondering in their hearts about John, whether he might be the Christ, 16 John answered them all by saying, "I baptize you with water, but one who is mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand to thoroughly clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." 18 And in many other ways, with various exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people. 19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by John about Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, and for all the evil things he had done, 20 added to these things by imprisoning John in prison as well.
  • Luke 1:15-17 : 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and will never drink wine or strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb. 16 He will turn many of the children of Israel back to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare a people fit for the Lord.
  • Matt 21:25 : 25 Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from men?' They discussed it among themselves, saying, 'If we say,
  • Mark 1:1-8 : 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in the prophets: 'See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.' 3 'A voice is calling out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make his paths straight.' 4 John appeared in the wilderness, baptizing and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem came out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. 6 John was dressed in camel's hair with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 7 He proclaimed: 'After me comes one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.' 8 'I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'
  • Matt 3:1-9 : 1 At that time, John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 and saying, 'Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near.' 3 This is the one who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: 'A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight.' 4 Now John himself had a garment made of camel’s hair, and a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then people from Jerusalem, all Judea, and the entire region around the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, 'You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones. 10 Even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. 11 I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

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    7 He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.

    8 He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

    9 The true Light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.

    10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.

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  • John 1:26-35
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    26 John answered them, saying, 'I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know.'

    27 He is the one who comes after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.

    28 This all happened in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

    29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, 'Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'

    30 This is the one I was talking about when I said, “A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.”

    31 I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.

    32 Then John testified, saying, 'I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on Him.'

    33 I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'

    34 I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.

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  • John 1:13-15
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    13 They were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

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  • John 1:18-19
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    18 No one has ever seen God; the one and only Son, who is in the closest relationship with the Father, has made Him known.

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    1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

    2 He was in the beginning with God.

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    5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

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    1 At that time, John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

  • John 3:26-28
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    26 So they came to John and said to him, 'Rabbi, the one who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you testified—look, He is baptizing, and everyone is coming to Him.'

    27 John replied, 'No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.'

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  • Mark 1:2-3
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    2 As it is written in the prophets: 'See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'

    3 'A voice is calling out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make his paths straight.'

  • Mark 1:9-11
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    9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

    10 As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

    11 And a voice came from heaven: 'You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.'

  • Matt 11:10
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    10 This is the one about whom it is written: 'Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.'

  • Matt 3:3
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    3 This is the one who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: 'A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight.'

  • Luke 7:27
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    27 'This is the one about whom it is written: "Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You."'

  • Mark 1:7
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    7 He proclaimed: 'After me comes one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.'

  • Matt 3:13
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    13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.

  • Acts 13:24
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    24 Before His coming, John had already proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

  • John 5:33
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    33 You sent messengers to John, and he testified to the truth.

  • John 1:23-24
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    23 He replied, 'I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Make straight the way for the Lord,” as the prophet Isaiah said.'

    24 Now those who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

  • John 5:35
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    35 John was a lamp that burned and shone, and for a time, you were willing to rejoice in his light.

  • John 3:1
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    1 There was a man from the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

  • Mark 1:5
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    5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem came out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

  • Luke 7:18
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    18 John's disciples reported all these things to him. Then John called two of his disciples.

  • Matt 11:3
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    3 "Are You the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?"

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    20 When the men came to Jesus, they said, 'John the Baptist has sent us to You to ask, "Are You the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?"'

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    2 John, who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, whatever he saw.