John 4:2

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(although Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples were),

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  • Acts 10:48 : 48 So he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
  • 1 Cor 1:13-17 : 13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 So that no one can say that you were baptized in my name. 16 I also baptized the household of Stephanas; apart from that, I do not know if I baptized anyone else. 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom and eloquence, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void.

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  • John 4:1
    85%

    1When the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John,

  • John 3:22-26
    5 verses
    81%

    22After these things, Jesus and His disciples went to the Judean countryside, where He spent time with them and baptized.

    23John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People were coming and being baptized.

    24For John had not yet been put in prison.

    25Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a Jew about purification.

    26So 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.'

  • John 4:3
    76%

    3he left Judea and went back to Galilee.

  • Mark 1:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8'I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'

    9In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

  • Matt 3:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

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

    14But John tried to stop Him, saying, 'I need to be baptized by You, and yet You are coming to me?'

  • John 1:33
    73%

    33I 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.'

  • John 1:25-26
    2 verses
    73%

    25They asked him, 'Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?'

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

  • John 1:31
    73%

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

  • John 2:2
    72%

    2Jesus and His disciples were also invited to the wedding.

  • 1 Cor 1:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15So that no one can say that you were baptized in my name.

    16I also baptized the household of Stephanas; apart from that, I do not know if I baptized anyone else.

  • Acts 1:5
    72%

    5For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.

  • Luke 7:18
    72%

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

  • John 1:28
    71%

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

  • John 10:40-41
    2 verses
    71%

    40Then he went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing earlier, and he remained there.

    41Many people came to him and said, 'Though John never performed a sign, all that he said about this man was true.'

  • John 20:30
    71%

    30Jesus also performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.

  • John 2:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11This, the first of the signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.

    12After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother, His brothers, and His disciples, and they stayed there for a few days.

  • Matt 11:2
    71%

    2Now John, while in prison, heard about the works of Christ and sent his disciples to ask Him,

  • John 21:2
    71%

    2Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.

  • Mark 1:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4John appeared in the wilderness, baptizing and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

    5The 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.

  • John 13:5
    70%

    5Then He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to dry them with the towel He had tied around Himself.

  • Luke 20:4
    70%

    4Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?'

  • Matt 3:6
    70%

    6and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

  • John 1:35
    70%

    35The next day John was standing there again with two of his disciples.

  • Matt 17:13
    70%

    13Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

  • John 6:22
    70%

    22The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.

  • Matt 4:12
    70%

    12When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew to Galilee.

  • Matt 9:14
    70%

    14Then the disciples of John came to him and asked, 'Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?'

  • Acts 19:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3Paul then asked, "Into what, then, were you baptized?" They answered, "Into John's baptism."

    4Paul said, "John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him—that is, in Jesus."

  • John 4:8
    69%

    8(For his disciples had gone into the city to buy food.)

  • Matt 3:16
    69%

    16After Jesus was baptized, He immediately came up from the water. At that moment, the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him.

  • Acts 8:16
    69%

    16For the Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

  • Luke 3:16
    69%

    16John 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.

  • Mark 3:7
    69%

    7Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed Him from Galilee and Judea.

  • Luke 7:29
    69%

    29(When all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged that God's way was right, because they had been baptized by John.)

  • Acts 11:16
    69%

    16Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

  • John 2:7
    68%

    7Jesus said to them, 'Fill the jars with water.' So they filled them to the brim.

  • John 1:37
    68%

    37The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.

  • John 2:9
    68%

    9When the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine, not knowing where it had come from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), he called the bridegroom aside.