Matthew 3:5

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Then people from Jerusalem, all Judea, and the entire region around the Jordan were going out to him,

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  • Mark 1:5 : 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 3:7 : 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?"
  • Luke 16:16 : 16 "The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it."
  • John 3:23 : 23 John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People were coming and being baptized.
  • John 5:35 : 35 John was a lamp that burned and shone, and for a time, you were willing to rejoice in his light.
  • Matt 4:25 : 25 Large crowds followed Him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
  • Matt 11:7-9 : 7 As they were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind? 8 But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft garments? Look, those who wear soft clothing live in royal palaces. 9 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 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.' 11 Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to force, and forceful people lay hold of it.

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  • Mark 1:3-10
    8 verses
    89%

    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.'

    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.

  • Luke 3:2-4
    3 verses
    85%

    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.'"

  • Matt 3:1-4
    4 verses
    83%

    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.

  • Matt 3:6
    82%

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

  • Matt 3:13
    81%

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

  • John 1:28
    78%

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

  • John 3:22-26
    5 verses
    77%

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

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

    24 For John had not yet been put in prison.

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

    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.'

  • Matt 19:1
    76%

    1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he departed from Galilee and went to the region of Judea, across the Jordan.

  • Luke 7:17-18
    2 verses
    75%

    17 This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding region.

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

  • John 10:40
    74%

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

  • Acts 13:24
    74%

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

  • Matt 4:25
    74%

    25 Large crowds followed Him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

  • Mark 3:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

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

    8 They also came from Jerusalem, Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and those from the regions around Tyre and Sidon. A large crowd came to Him after hearing about all He was doing.

  • Luke 7:29
    72%

    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.)

  • Matt 3:16
    72%

    16 After 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.

  • John 1:19
    72%

    19 This is the testimony of John when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, 'Who are you?'

  • John 4:3
    72%

    3 he left Judea and went back to Galilee.

  • John 1:31
    72%

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

  • Matt 4:12
    71%

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

  • Mark 1:45
    71%

    45 Instead, he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news, so that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet people still came to him from everywhere.

  • Luke 3:15-16
    2 verses
    71%

    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.

  • John 1:6
    71%

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

  • Mark 1:14
    71%

    14 After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God.

  • John 1:25
    71%

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

  • Matt 11:3
    71%

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

  • Luke 3:20-21
    2 verses
    70%

    20 added to these things by imprisoning John in prison as well.

    21 Now when all the people were being baptized, Jesus was also baptized. And as he was praying, heaven was opened,

  • Matt 11:7
    70%

    7 As they were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?

  • Acts 10:37
    70%

    37 You know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached—

  • Luke 7:24
    70%

    24 After John's messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: 'What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?'

  • John 4:30
    70%

    30 They left the city and were coming to him.