John 1:31

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And I knewe hym not: but that he shoulde be declared to Israel, therfore am I come, baptizing with water.

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  • Luke 1:17 : 17 And he shall go before hym, with the spirite and power of Elias, to turne the heartes of the fathers to the chyldren, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust men, to make redy a perfect people for the Lorde.
  • Isa 40:3-5 : 3 A voyce crieth in wildernesse: Prepare the way of the Lorde, make strayght the path of our God in the desert. 4 All valleys shalbe exalted, and euery mountayne and hyll layde lowe: what so is croked shalbe made strayght, and the rough shalbe made playne. 5 For the glorie of the Lorde shall appeare, for all fleshe shall at once see that the mouth of the Lorde hath spoken it.
  • Mal 3:1 : 1 Beholde, I wyll sende my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me, and the lord whom ye seeke, shal speedyly come to his temple, and the messenger of the couenaunt whom ye desire, beholde he commeth, saith the Lorde of hoastes.
  • Matt 3:6 : 6 And were baptized of hym in Iordane, confessyng their sinnes.
  • Mark 1:3-5 : 3 A voyce of hym that crieth in the wyldernesse: Prepare ye the waye of the Lorde, and make his pathes strayght. 4 Iohn did baptize in the wyldernesse, and preached the baptisme of repentaunce, for the remission of sinnes. 5 And all the land of Iurie, and they of Hierusalem, went out vnto hym, and were all baptized of hym in the ryuer of Iordane, confessyng their synnes.
  • Luke 3:3-4 : 3 And he came into all the coastes about Iordane, preachyng the baptisme of repentaunce, for the remission of sinnes: 4 As it is writte in ye booke of the wordes of Esaias the prophete, saying: The voyce of a cryer in wyldernesse, prepare ye the way of ye Lorde, make his pathes strayght.
  • John 1:7 : 7 The same came for a witnesse, to beare witnesse of the lyght, that all men through hym myght beleue.
  • John 1:33 : 33 And knewe hym not. But he that sent me to baptize with water, the same saide vnto me: vpon whom thou shalt see the spirite descende, and tary styll on hym, the same is he which baptizeth with the holy ghost.
  • Acts 19:4 : 4 Then sayde Paul: Iohn veryly baptized with the baptisme of repentaunce, saying vnto the people, that they should beleue on hym which shoulde come after hym, that is, on Christe Iesus.
  • Mal 4:2-5 : 2 But to you that feare my name shall that sunne of righteousnesse aryse, and health shalbe vnder his winges: and ye shall go foorth and skippe lyke fatte calues. 3 And ye shall treade downe the vngodly, for they shalbe dust vnder the soles of your feete in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lorde of hoastes. 4 Remember the lawe of Moyses my seruaunt, which I commaunded him in Horeb for all Israel, with the ordinaunces and iudgementes. 5 Beholde, I wyll send you Elias the prophete, before the comming of the great and fearefull day of the Lorde.
  • Luke 1:76-80 : 76 And thou childe shalt be called the prophete of the hyghest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lorde, to prepare his wayes. 77 To geue knowledge of saluation vnto his people, by the remission of their sinnes. 78 Through ye tender mercy of our God, wherby the day spryng from an hygh hath visited vs. 79 To geue lyght to them that sitte in darknesse, and in the shadowe of death, to guide our feete into the way of peace. 80 And the chylde grewe, and waxed strong in spirite, and was in wildernesse till the day came when he should shewe hym selfe vnto the Israelites.
  • Luke 2:39-42 : 39 And when they had perfourmed all thynges, accordyng to the lawe of the Lorde, they returned into Galilee, to their owne citie Nazareth. 40 And the chylde grewe, and waxed strong in spirite, and was fylled with wisdome: & the grace of God was vpon hym. 41 Nowe, his parentes went to Hierusale euery yere, at the feast of ye Passouer. 42 And when he was twelue yere old, they ascended vp to Hierusalem, after the custome of the feast day:

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  • John 1:32-34
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    32And Iohn bare recorde, saying: I sawe the spirite descende from heauen, lyke vnto a doue, and abode vpon hym,

    33And knewe hym not. But he that sent me to baptize with water, the same saide vnto me: vpon whom thou shalt see the spirite descende, and tary styll on hym, the same is he which baptizeth with the holy ghost.

    34And I sawe, and bare recorde, that he is the sonne of God.

  • John 1:25-28
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    25And they asked hym, and sayde vnto hym: Why baptizest thou then, yf thou be not Christe, nor Elias, neither that prophete?

    26Iohn aunswered them, saying: I baptize with water, but there standeth one among you, whom ye knowe not,

    27He it is, which though he came after me, was before me, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to vnloose.

    28These thynges were done in Bethabara beyonde Iordane, where Iohn dyd baptize.

  • 30This is he of whom I sayde, After me commeth a man, which is preferred before me, for he was before me.

  • Mark 1:7-11
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    7And preached, saying: He that is stronger then I, commeth after me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to stowpe downe, and vnloose.

    8I haue baptized you with water: but he shal baptize you with the holy ghost.

    9And it came to passe in those dayes, that Iesus came fro Nazareth, of Galilee, & was baptized of Iohn in Iordane.

    10And assone as he was come vp out of the water, he sawe heauen open, & the spirite descending vpon him like a doue.

    11And there came a voyce from heauen: Thou art my deare sonne, in whom I am well pleased.

  • John 1:6-10
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    6There was a man sent from God, whose name was Iohn:

    7The same came for a witnesse, to beare witnesse of the lyght, that all men through hym myght beleue.

    8He was not that lyght: but was sent to beare witnesse of the lyght.

    9That lyght was the true lyght, which lyghteth euery man that commeth into the worlde.

    10He was in the worlde, and the worlde was made by hym, and the worlde knewe hym not.

  • 15Iohn beareth witnesse of hym, and cryeth, saying: This was he of whom I spake, he that commeth after me, is preferred before me, for he was before me.

  • Matt 3:13-14
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    13Then commeth Iesus from Galilee to Iordane, vnto Iohn, to be baptized of hym.

    14But Iohn forbad hym, saying. I haue nede to be baptized of thee, and commest thou to me?

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    24When Iohn had first preached before his commyng, the baptisme of repentaunce to all the people of Israel.

    25And when Iohn had fulfylled his course, he sayde: Whom ye thynke that I am, the same am I not. But behold, there commeth one after me, whose shoes of his feete I am not worthy to loose.

  • 28Ye your selues are witnesses, howe that I sayde I am not Christe, but am sent before hym.

  • 26And they came vnto Iohn, and sayde vnto hym: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyonde Iordane, to whom thou barest witnesse, beholde the same baptizeth, and all men come to hym.

  • 16Iohn aunswered, and said vnto them all, In deede I baptize you with water: but one stronger then I commeth, whose shoes latched I am not worthy to vnlose, he shall baptize you with the holy ghost, and with fire.

  • 11I baptize you in water vnto repentaunce: But he that shall come after me, is mightier then I, whose shoes I am not worthy to beare, he shall baptize you with the holy ghost, and with fire.

  • 22After these thynges, came Iesus and his disciples into the lande of Iurie, and there he taryed with the, & baptized.

  • John 1:19-21
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    19And this is the recorde of Iohn: When the Iewes sent priestes and leuites from Hierusalem, to aske hym: What art thou?

    20And he confessed and denyed not, and sayde playnely, I am not that Christe.

    21And they asked hym: What then? art thou Elias? And he sayth, I am not. Art thou that prophete? And he aunswered, no.

  • 15Lest any shoulde say, that I had baptized in myne owne name.

  • Mark 1:2-5
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    2As it hath ben written in the prophetes: Beholde, I sende my messenger before thy face, whiche shall prepare thy waye before thee.

    3A voyce of hym that crieth in the wyldernesse: Prepare ye the waye of the Lorde, and make his pathes strayght.

    4Iohn did baptize in the wyldernesse, and preached the baptisme of repentaunce, for the remission of sinnes.

    5And all the land of Iurie, and they of Hierusalem, went out vnto hym, and were all baptized of hym in the ryuer of Iordane, confessyng their synnes.

  • 23He sayde: I am the voyce of a cryer in the wildernesse, make strayght the way of the Lorde, as sayde the prophete Esaias.

  • 3For this is he, of whom it is spoken by the prophete Esayas, saying. The voyce of one crying in the wyldernesse: prepare ye the way of the Lorde, make his pathes strayght.

  • 29But I knowe him, for I am of him, and he hath sent me.

  • 10For this is he of whom it is written: Beholde I sende my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • 37Ye knowe howe the worde was publisshed through all Iurie, begynnyng in Galilee, after the baptisme whiche Iohn preached:

  • 1In those dayes, came Iohn the Baptist, preachyng in the wyldernesse of Iurie, and saying.

  • 3And he came into all the coastes about Iordane, preachyng the baptisme of repentaunce, for the remission of sinnes:

  • 27This is he, of whom it is written: Beholde, I sende my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • 2(Though that Iesus hym selfe baptized not, but his disciples:)

  • 16And Iesus, when he was baptized, came strayghtwaye out of the water, and loe the heauens was open vnto hym, and (Iohn) sawe the spirite of God descendyng lyke a doue, and lyghtyng vpon hym.

  • 30He must increace, but I must decreace.

  • 50Notwithstandyng, I must be baptized with a baptisme, and howe am I payned tyll it be ended?

  • 6And were baptized of hym in Iordane, confessyng their sinnes.

  • 3Art thou he that shoulde come? or do we loke for another?